Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough

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So I finally got my hands on a pair of SR60's and was looking forward to putting them to use with my Bellari phono stage but the combo just isn't working. I have the volume control on the Bellari turned all the way up and the volume level is what I would consider half-way from a dB standpoint.

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, if there is something amiss with the Bellari or if this is all the Bellari is capable of. I'm thinking the latter is not the case as I have read numerous posts about how good this things sounds. I originally bought it as a phono pre but with only 30dB of gain had to turn to a "real" phono pre (the Jolida JD9) to be able to listen to anything (glad I did, btw). I kept the Bellari thinking it would work as a headphone pre, but same probably, low anemic sound. My TT is a Pro-ject Debut III with a Ortofon 2M a MM that puts out 5.5mv. The 32 ohm SR60e's are relatively efficient for all intents and purposes.

Any suggestions? Would switching out the stock tube in the Bellari make that much of a difference? I wouldn't think the stock tube would be unusable.

Thanks, in advance.

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Topic - Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough - Vinylized 11:28:36 10/14/14 (9)

RE: Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough - Mechnutt 10:33:38 10/16/14 (0)

RE: Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough - ph5y 17:52:21 10/15/14 (0)

Say what? - bare 16:26:20 10/14/14 (1)

RE: Say what? - Vinylized 06:45:01 10/15/14 (0)

RE: Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough - E-Stat 11:50:59 10/14/14 (4)

RE: Bellari VP129 Grado SR60e Combo Not Loud Enough - Alex F. 12:47:16 10/14/14 (3)

Well then... - E-Stat 13:54:54 10/14/14 (2)

Bellari Home Decor - For That Vinyl-Loving-Bachelor Tube Motif - Vinylized 06:55:53 10/15/14 (1)

I found that for not much more... - E-Stat 07:32:23 10/15/14 (0)

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