agreed, mine is a little quieter also, but that said my ab3 pressing required some serious repeat cleaning. It was purchased used, and it doesn't look dirty, but it's a deep dirt I've never witnessed before. Up until recently, even after some very aggressive cleaning cycles, it still constantly left crud on the stylus, to the point n which playing it became part of the cleaning process. It's only recently that I've reconsidered it clean enough to archive / rip.
Oh man. This stuff is great! Found him on Bandcamp and they had the option to buy his whole portfolio for $8 Canadian so I pulled the trigger! Thanks a bunch.