More Amplification?? Need Help

I have a VPI HW19 Jr. TT with a Ortofon SL 20Q Cartridge (has about 500 hours on it). I'm feeding it through my Conrad Johnson PV10A (with the tube phono amp).

My problem is that I just can't get good amplification. I've heard that the CJ pre-amp is notorious for low amplification.

Any ideas on how I can get better sound out of the TT, it sounded great on my Marantz 2285B, so I'm guessing it isn't the cartridge. Would a different cartridge be a better match for my CJ?? I'd hate to spend more on a separate phono amp, I got the CJ with the phono option to avoid this issue, but it just isn't enjoyable at this level. Any Suggestion?? Please help.