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<p>If the decoder really did accept the "8 to 8" factory reset, it should then work fairly well. The sound problems <strong><em>could </em></strong>be caused by an installation problem or torn speaker, but not the motor problems. The motor controls as set by the factory might not be quite what you want, but not bad.</p><p>I have several Tsunamis, and have seen a bit of what you describe, when I was doing some speed matching. I'm still not sure how I caused it, but CV 2 had somehow gotten a strange value. So try setting it to something reasonable, then see what happens. </p><p>If not, try the reset again. (You can do all this on the main -- and watch for the little jump it makes as confirmation that a CV has been changed.) Then, without setting any other CVs, operate it a bit using address 3, and tell us how the motor response is. Yes, it should start and stop "on a dime" with the default zeros in CVs 3 and 4, but should begin to crawl at a low speed step -- probably less than about 10 in 128 mode. Then adjust CV 2 so it will just barely crawl at step 1 in 128 mode. Only then start with CVs 3 and 4. And each time, operate it a bit to see just what changes. </p><p>But it does sound like you have a bad decoder -- the first defective Tsunami I've heard of. If the above fails, contact the seller (or SoundTraxx) for a replacement. It <strong>is</strong> guaranteed. </p>
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