Posts by Biff Tanner

I haven't looked at this forum in almost a year, so it's amazing that I happened to see your post from yeaterday, Gcalo. The problem was on the power supply board. Capacitor C16 (100uf, 16 v) was burned out. It was an electrolytic cap...

I have a Toshiba TDP MT8 which is the same unit as an Infocus 7200. The -8.5 volts from the power supply is running about - 1.5 volts. Has anyone seen this problem before? Does anyone have schematics for this unit. I have tried to get...

I have a Toshiba TDP MT8 which is the same unit as an Infocus 7200. The -8.5 volts from the power supply is running about - 1.5 volts. Has anyone seen this problem before? Does anyone have schematics for this unit. I have tried to get...

You should seriously consider the Von Schweikert system 15 (less than $5000) or system 20 (probably around $5000 or less with standard dealer discount. After months of reading forum posts and listening to various systems at dealers, I...

Thanks Ethan and Eddie, Both of you have been a big help. Besides, the longer I study and measure all off this, and plan modifications to my HT, the longer I put off buying new expensive speaker systems...much to the pleasure of my...

Ethan, Thanks for the info. I don't have a computer in my audio room, but I can make CDs from downloaded programs, or alternately I could bring my laptop home from work. So any info on sine wave oscillator programs available on the...

My HT has bass problems: although I have the speakers, including sub, placed for good sound at the sweet spot, there is major boominess near the corners of the room. My local dealer has agreed to loan me several sound traps to experiment...

Nearest Von Schweikert dealer to Plano is in Houston. I live iin north Texas too, and I called the VS location in San Marcos, CA and they told me that Advanced Home Theater Systems on Premier in Plano is considering becoming a dealer. If...

Great point on placement of mains! Thanks for all the sources on acoustics; I think I have my weekend reading planned now.

Kirill, Thanks for the advice! The ceiling is 8 ft. at the walls, and it slopes upward from all 4 sides to 10 ft. I would say that the average height from a volume standpoint is about 9.5 feet. Why did you advise the separate...