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I buy all of my Digitrax stuff from Gadget Tom at [url][/url]www.gadgettom.com . <br /> <br />He has the best prices that I have found on DCC stuff, well, at least the Digitrax stuff. <br /> <br />I agree with those saying to get the Zephyr. I originally had an MRC Prodigy Advance, which caused me nothing but trouble (probably my fault, though). I switched to the Zephyr and 6 months later, I still love it. I have an 8x8 layout currently, and will be adding a 19x10 expansion this winter, so knowing that I can just get UP-5 panels to hook throttles into, and epxand the power if necessary gave me a high level of confindence with Digitrax. <br /> <br />If you're going to be needing to run more than 5 or 6 HO scale locos at a time, I would suggest getting the Super Chief start up set from Digitrax - it's a 5 amp unit , as opposed to the 3 amp unit of the Zephyr, so you can run more trains. The Super Chief's booster has all of the functionality of the Zephyr's booster, where the Empire Builder does not. I believe the Super Chief runs about $340, the Empire Builder runs about $255 and the Zephyr is about $150. There is a nice little explanation of the different Digitrax systems as well as a "decision making" process helper on Gadget Tom's site. Check it out if you are interested.
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