Comments on: HO DCC Decoders https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/02/2581.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2581 Model railroads and model trains Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:14:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Peter Skennerton https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/02/2581.html#comment-4009 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:14:40 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2581#comment-4009 I have used Soundtrax and Loksound motor/sound decoders and am happy with the results. There are just sound decoders that are aimed at the already DCC equipped locos. I found the cost of a motor and separate sound module is more expensive and may take more space in the loco. Ensure you fit the largest speaker and enclosure you can fit into the space for best sound quality. Be aware of the Ohm rating of the speakers as Locsound requires a higher impedence speaker than most others.

]]> By: Louis-Georges https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/02/2581.html#comment-3899 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:44:03 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2581#comment-3899 Hi Malcolm,

As a veteran DC modeler who switched to DCC a couple of years ago, I also wondered about sound. Through many discussions in aw different blogs, I found out there’s no “one and only” answer. Acutally, the only manufacturer that does a single mobile/sound decoder that I actually used is Digitrax. Although Soundtraxx seems to work along many rolling stock manufacturers to provide them whit such a decoder as factory installed but I never got around using them in my locomotive conversions. The first question to answer is the time and money you are willing to spend on converting your locomotive fleet. As I own around thirty DC locomotives, I though I could upgrade them all to DCC with sound. After a few conversions, I decided to convert some and keep the others on a mobile decoder only. If you like sound but don’t want to pay too much, I suggest you lookup Digitrax SDH164D Sound/Motor/Function Decoder. You might like waht you see

Good converting…

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