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Why is my turntable so loud?

I recently and finally bought a turntable again after many years without one. I bought a Pro-Ject carbon with a Ortofon 3 Red? cartridge. I was surprised on how loud the table is compared to cd. On my pre-amp my volume control usually is about 10-11 o'clock, on the table the volume has to be around 9 or even lower. I was also expecting a bit more warmth. Anyone know what might be up? Assoc equipment:
Aragon 8008BB power amp
Musical Fidelity A3cr Pre-amp
Wharfdale speakers
PS Audio P-300 Power Plant
Marantz Cd-Player/Recorder
Thanks for any insight.
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almarg
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If you are using a high output cartridge in conjunction with the gain setting for low output moving coils, there's a good chance that distortion is being generated in the phono stage that subjectively could be perceived as reduced warmth.

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-- Al
daverz
487 posts
 
You definitely want the MM setting with the Ortofon 2M Red.
tbromgard
814 posts
 
The MF shold be very slightly warm sounding rather then lean.
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