Volume?

not enough phono gain. use an outboard phono. plenty of cheap ones <$100.

Seems like you should have enough gain with your receiver to play the Blue Point. However, you shouldnt have wide variations in loudness between albums. Some will be recorded at a higher level than others, or will be more dynamic, but not more than about 6db or so. Is it entire albums that are different, or just tracks on the same album?

what's the problem? having the volume control in the middle of its range is a good thing. Do you need it to be louder than it is at the maximum setting?

it is true that some albums - cd's, too - are lounder than others.

my cd player is much louder than my phono preamp, and I suspect that is common, that most cd players have high output levels. some preamps and receivers have trim pots on the inputs so you can make them all about equal in volume. yours doesn't, so you have to use the volume control when you switch inputs. There are worse fates.

I agree with Lloydc, what is the problem? Most volume knobs are at their peak performance between the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock position. So if you happy with the volume with the knob at 12 o'clock, everything is wonderful.

Also, some albums are recorded at different levels, so you may hear some difference, but it shouldn't be that great. If you have to turn the volume knob up to 2 o'clock or down to 10 o'clock there could be another issue though.