I just received Crime Of The Century LP through Amazon, mastered for vinyl and cut by Ray Staff at Air Studios,180gr. Not only lots of loud pops and cracks, no visible scratches, but remastering is simply pitiful. Sound level lower by 5dB, yes I measured, flat sound stage, no dynamics. All this comparing to the pressing from eighties. It was supposed to be a gift. Return label printed, dropping it off tomorrow.
Warped record
I just received a record from Amazon, beautifully packaged and protected for a change. However the record is warped.
Question is will it affect the sound and/or damage the cartridge?