Just a reminder to all, The sound card is only as good as the speaker and it’s mounting. Heard a steam PB11 sounding like sh*t… I looked and it was being driven to a 1" oval speaker with no enclosure other then the tender shell. They took out the B’man speaker and just screwed it to the grate. He thought that the PB11 system was the worst in the world……
Careful about “Apples to Apples”.
I like mylocosound, I have a couple of them for steam & one for diesel, but why is it cheaper in the USA $69 - $79 compared to $95Au. I thought it was based in Australia?
Andrew
Sandbar & Mudcrab Railway
Part of the difference in selling price is the OZ GST which has to be built in here and not added on after the sale at the checkout, like it is in the USA.
Peter did tell me he was going to raise the USA price. Probably too many complaints from Aussies about the price disparity.
OK, now I understand. Thanks Tony for explaining this to me.
Andrew
Sandbar & Mudcrab Railway
Nowadays this aging brain takes a bit of time to absorb what info it is given.
I believe it is only recently Peter has acquired a USA agent. The price increase covers a small mark up for him.
Previously Peter dealt direct with USA customers because of the high A$.
I have recently begun installing Zimo’s on my engines. I don’t have any diesel, all steam, so I can’t specifically comment on their diesel sounds. Although the install, and in particular the programming, has been a pain in the neck, the sound quality is fantastic. I am very pleased with it. I have videos available if interested.
TJ, I find the Zimo easy to program, but I admit I have done over a hundred of them.
I like the older MX690 manual for finding sequential CV listings.
I do activate pulsing smoke, have made servos work, and have been able to reassign sounds with my hand held to different function keys.
Todd
I have dalee’s in my rdc’s
They sound ok. It’s a simple diesel sound.
When the horn or bell sounds, the diesel engine sound stops.
You don’t notice it because the diesel engine sound kind of becomes back ground if it still sounded.
Now the Phoenix in my (new to me) Hudson… no comparison.
I also have and old RO sound system in and nw-2 I don’t know how to explain that one.
You do get what you pay for.
P.S. Todd I will have 2 RDC’s with sound(Dalee) for sale @ “E” show ( Jamies collectable)
I’ve a few Soundtraxx (steam) & one Dallee (diesel).
I’m considering a Mylocosound for Thomas…I also have one NIB Soundtraxx Diesel I thought could be re-programmed to operate w/ Steam Sounds 
ETA:
My Dallee is one of the boards that Aristo offered at a lower cost. It wasn’t until I had installed that I realized it was minus a few features from a ‘regular’ Dallee board. The horn is the main culprit…meaning it cycles through a different horn blast instead of allowing the user to use as they wish. Instead of blasting your way through a crossing you may have a reverse horn, or a fwd or a long blast. My kids don’t really care, but it’s always been a sore spot for me.
Dallas (Dallee) offered to program like his normal board for about $40, and I may eventually do that once I get running again. It wasn’t his fault/problem that Aristo sold them w/o informing the consumer properly of the limitations of the board. I would have bought one of the regular boards for the higher cost if I had known then…
My Climax and Shay had Phoenix boards and they were nice too…though they are both now residing elsewhere.
For the Analog Battery/RC dud(e) like me, Soundtraxx Sierra was the board of preference…
Dan Pierce said:
TJ, I find the Zimo easy to program, but I admit I have done over a hundred of them.
I like the older MX690 manual for finding sequential CV listings.
I do activate pulsing smoke, have made servos work, and have been able to reassign sounds with my hand held to different function keys.
A friend has been doing the DCC install and he is the one that has reported the issues (he’s worked with many other decoders before). We have the mx695kvs and if I understand, part of the issue is that the MXULF is not powerful enough to read the CVs. He’s been having to do something more convoluted involving his Digitrax equipment to be able to read CVs (I’d try to explain but it’s over my head).
I might have to have a look at one of those RDC’s Sean I suspect they are of the B+M variety?
New Haven x2
The newer MXulf is still in what I consider the beta software stage. Not all the features are yet available.
I use the older unit but find tuning projects is very easy with the Zimo system using the handheld. I move sounds around different function keys and custom control lights.
8 NRRR inc.
Anyone know if this unit will work with the Rail-boss from Del?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHUFF-WHISTLE-BELL-SOUND-SYSTEM-FOR-G-SCALE-GAUGE-1-/11128038
Reading Kevin’s review I’m led to believe it may not…
You would need to cut the reed switch leads to connect to a RailBoss. If Bell & Whistle don’t share a common ground, that could be a problem since the RailBoss is a common ground trigger system.
I didn’t see the review so I don’t know what the concerns were.
thanks
leaning myLocoSound now
I started with Sierra steam and diesel. Good sounds and worked well. Sounds can be adjusted a little. Still have one in a goose and 1 for steam.
Moved up to phoenix steam P9 systems with computer adjustable features. I like being able to adjust volume levels on each sound function as well as turn off those I don’t like. You can adjust the phoenix to your hearts content.
Sierra is like am radio and phoenix like fm stereo!
I like the phoenix best but don’t put them in every thing as they are pricey.
Finally built outdoor rr last year and found that I turned sounds off after 10 or 20 minutes.
Liked to listen to the wheels clickety clack and the birds chirp too!
Thomas might get a mylocosound …
Cale with sierra you cant change steam to diesel or vis versa.
It is funny how many people shell out the dough for a sound system then find they turn them off because it gets annoying. It is so nice to have the option though.
I saw and heard the new to be released TCS sound system at the NMRA Piedmont Train Show. The owner of TCS was demoing the unit. It is designed for G-Scale also.
Look out Phoenix you have some competition now.
Price is around $120-140.
I checked out the TCS website and watched the video and it was really good. I believe it was setup for DCC with all the sounds that were triggered. They have a card for G scale but not much info or a sound sample. We will have to keep our ears open for this one.