Newsflash !
In case you haven't heard - Atlas has dropped QSI in favor of ESU Loksound. Great move in my opinion !
Mark.
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That leaves QSI with no OEM affiliation that I can recall. Walthers used to be, but they switched to Soundtraxx a while back. BLI went their own way with the Paragon2 system, although the BLI still kind of reminds me of a "QSI lite" system. I have no Lok Sound experience, but the buzz seems to be very positive. Without an OEM affiliation I would think this would be a serious blow to the QSI bottom line. I guess time will tell. I've never been a big fan of QSI. Soundtraxx has been my sound provider of choice.
Now if they just make a loco I want/need.... I already have the Trainmasters with QSI.
I guess I'm lucky, I've never had any issues with QSI and I liek the way the Trainmaster sounds. But I REALLY like Loksound, to the point where it is now my stnadard sound decoder. I have the Lokprogrammer and all already so I cna edit and load sounds. The motor control from Loksound is EXCELLENT. This is great news.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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So, let's see .... ESU has wrapped up Atlas, Rapido, Truline Trains, Riverpoint Station and Kato. Could Athearn be the next convert ?
Mark R. So, let's see .... ESU has wrapped up Atlas, Rapido, Truline Trains, Riverpoint Station and Kato. Could Athearn be the next convert ? Mark.
Hard to say. Two or three years ago Bowser went from LokSound to SoundTraxx.
I use both decoders but prefer SoundTraxx.
DCC is continually evolving.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
Recently I tried 2 Loksound decoders,, Awesome sound from a package smaller and and tougher than a Micro Tsunami
Karl
NCE über alles!
richg1998 Mark R. So, let's see .... ESU has wrapped up Atlas, Rapido, Truline Trains, Riverpoint Station and Kato. Could Athearn be the next convert ? Mark. Hard to say. Two or three years ago Bowser went from LokSound to SoundTraxx. I use both decoders but prefer SoundTraxx. DCC is continually evolving. Rich
WHere'd you see that? I just looked on the Bowser page and all the listed new products have Soundtraxx sound. Including the C630, which if I modeled a more modern era I would definitely grab Reading 5308 - we have that one restored and operating at the museum. I've seen Youtube postings of Tsunami Alcos and I do say my Loksound sound better, more 'alco like'.
Looking at the Atlas release, too bad they aren;t doign Reading RS-3's. Guess I will have to sell off all the undec older ones I have and buy new sound undec, saves me the trouble of installing a Loksound and speakers.