Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help


VPI Prime----Ortofon Black Quintet (low output moving coil cart)-----Plinius Koru Phono Pre( loading at 20 ohms/gain at 66 db)-----Parasound Halo Integrated -----Martin Logan Montis speakers which have powered bass cabinets.

Using any other source component I have absolutely no issues. When I play an LP and increase the volume past 10 O'clock which is a little loud....but not ridiculously loud-I at times get this huge wave of bass distortion. I do have bass controls on the Montis's...and I have turned them down into the negative, but I still get what I previously described occasionally. 

Any and all help would be appreciated. This doesn't always happen, but its frequent enough to drive me crazy.

Thanks in advance.

krelldog

Showing 1 response by lewm

Krelldog, Better to move either your turntable or probably just one of your woofers (if they are separately housed).  Though the rumble filter will probably do the job, it's another item in the signal path that probably you could get along without.  Filters are not entirely transparent.