Photos dont match the monitor

I have read through discussions on this but am still doing something wrong apparently.
I have a Lenovo Ideacenter all in 1 (520), and an Epson R3000.
My monitor is calibrated with ColorMunki.
I shoot in Adobe RGB and use that color space in Photoshop CS6.
After edits, I softproof by choosing custom, and then select the profile of the epson glossy paper that I use.
I choose photoshop manages colors and make sure printer color adjustments are off.
My prints look nothing like the monitor. Very dull and washed out. I feel like I'm doing the right things but what could I be missing?
Many thanks
ps if there is a better forum for this by all means let me know

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