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MRC to release a new Sound decoder for the Atlas Genset in HO...

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Posted by RiversideBNSF on Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:30 AM

Woo Hoo, time to get me some Gensets.

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Posted by rrinker on Saturday, October 23, 2010 11:35 PM

QSI has said that they have good sound samples but the current code in the decoder can't do a good job of handling the multiple engine startup and shutdowns, so they are working on a special version for the Genset. It will be interesting to see if MRC handles this correctly as they loudly proclaim in their ad, or just base it on speed.

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, October 23, 2010 2:06 PM

Interesting

One way to tell if the decoder will be a new model is to check for the tell tale heatsink. If the classic big sink is there then it's the same old decoder.

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Posted by Heritagefleet1 on Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:39 PM

RS2Mike...

Thanks for your question.

I beg everyone's pardon... I mistakenly indicated Tony's Train Exchange, which is wrong.

 

The CORRECT website to visit is Ulrichmodels.com and click on Hobby store then Click on tab at top of page named: "Sound Samples"

Here is a link: http://www.ulrichmodels.biz/servlet/StoreFront

My appologies to Tony's Train Exchange and to all interested in this post.

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Posted by rs2mike on Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:26 AM

Heritagefleet1

 

Tony's Train Exchange has a 'listening post' where you can compare decoder sound files and he'll most likely have these up when they come out.

 

HeritageFleet1

I can't find said listening post.  Where is it on the website?

 

 

 

 

 

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MRC to release a new Sound decoder for the Atlas Genset in HO...
Posted by Heritagefleet1 on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:25 AM

All...

This is a similar post from the MR forum I put up earlier:

A freind that owns a LHS informed me today that Frank at MRC has told him that they are planning to release a fully-digital 16 bit sound decoder for the new Atlas Genset Locomotive.

A release date has not been announced but  it should be available before the holidays.

I hope for their sake that this will be the begining of a new series of Sound decoders of Quality and high performance from MRC.

I always thought that the sound quality was very good on the SD45-2 that MRC originally offered but their later decoders were not reliable.

I will probably buy one when they become available unless Soundtraxx announces  a release - then I may wait to hear what that sound like.

Tony's Train Exchange has a 'listening post' where you can compare decoder sound files and he'll most likely have these up when they come out.

 

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