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<p>Brakie, It is not my intention to turn this into a barroom brawl. I am attempting to point out how I am buying new RTR engines in HO scale across several manufactors who have all different sound systems in thier Dual Mode engines. It was not until this morning when I realized that I am buying control systems to run each of the different sounds and they are being added to the Workbench DC power pack side by side on the same two wires to the track. Im up to 3 systems now and where does it end?? The value total money spent on these sound control unit approaches that of a nice Zephyr.</p><p>I dont have a problem with installing a decoder and/or sound into a ANALOG engine like my Atlas Classic Series B&O RS-1's if only they make such a set up "Plug in" or even a entire RTR Dual Mode with sound of these engines.</p><p>I am just one customer who strongly prefers RTR engines that are dual mode at the factory. Because not everyone has DCC. The Modular Club here in Arkansas has not embraced DCC while another did embrace it.</p><p>But to buy a sound equippted engine that works only on DC? Humm... I think it will be nice but I think something is fishy and I cannot put a finger on why I have a problem with that. Perhaps it's the need to add a decoder that will cost who knows how much and require research time. Wading into a sea of Decoder serial part numbers, wattages, amps, capabilities etc etc etc makes my head hurt.</p><p>I hope this clarifies some of my previously poorly written semi-rant.</p>
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