Oh, I know that tune well. While I love vintage drums, I pretty much hate vintage hardware
. And yeah, those tom arms (kinda similar to the Rogers Swivomatic) ...... there's a reason Pearl changed those.
My solution was to go to RIMS mount/Yamaha hardware. Whatever brand (Ludwig, Remo, Gretsch, Tama, RMV) .... they all get hung on a RIMS suspension w/Yamaha tom mount on them. It's a bulletproof combination ..... and I never have to drill any "extra" holes in any vintage drum (I may remove the original mount, but I put it back on if I sell the drum.).
I do believe shell type (material, bearing edge, and construction) matters. That might well be personal choice as well, but what works well on a Ludwig Vistalite kit might not work so well on a Craviotto.
Those Pearl shells, they are a mid-modern design. US drum makers went from the vintage (with reinforcement ring) shell design to the straight shell, the main quest was for more volume and projection. Your Pearls are from that time period. And fiberglass shells have never been known for being QUIET
So ..... not the type of drums I'd put coated Ambassadors on (batter & reso). No.
My 3 choices for batter would be clear CS (black dot), Powerstroke3, or Pinstripe. Clear Ambs. reso. (maybe CS .... like my Slingy's). On bass ..... clear Powerstroke3 or Pinstripe batter (if I'm going boom and sustain), or Superkick I/II for punch. Single ply reso (most likely Ebony).
What other kits do you have? I think you mentions you have 3 other kits.