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[quote user="BRAKIE"] <p><strong>Safety Valve,There is NO way I will buy this new system and its locomotives.I also prefer my Atlas engines to be duel mode or at least DCC ready.However..Before I would buy another DCC system just for sound like I did before I would use the Atlas QE instead or a cheaper DCC system.Yeah,I went full throttle because of sound..</strong></p><p><strong>We agree something is fishy about a SOUND equipped DC loco since they have their version of Atlas's QE as does Walthers.IMHO it sounds like BLI is cutting their throats in sales of their DCC/Sound equipped engines and their QE..</strong></p><p><strong>Again,this new system doesn't make sense IMHO. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>PS..Heres why I think the Atlas QE is superior.Again straight from Atlas.</strong></p><p><strong>================================================</strong></p><p>The Quantum Engineer will only operate sound locomotives that include the latest QSI technology. This technology is included in all Atlas, Life-Like/Proto 2000 and Hobbycraft Canada sound-equipped locomotives. The more recent locomotive releases from Broadway Limited Imports (BLI) can also be operated; this includes the PRR K-4, EMD E-series passenger units, EMD SD40-2, C&O T-1, EMD switchers, etc. BLI locomotive releases previous to these, as well as the Lionel Challenger and Turbine will not operate with the Quantum Engineer.</p><p>===============================================================</p><p>That covers just about every RTR sound equipped locomotives except Athearn.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>It does not cover the new RTR's from Roundhouse like the 4-4-0 and I am hearing about 2-6-0's and who knows what else (BOXCABS!? I wish.) coming out of Roundhouse.</p><p>I find it mildly interesting that Atlas proclaims that they cover new QSI engines that have the ability to do these wonderful things. However, Im seeing different sound systems coming out competing with QSI. Where does that leave Atlas? Just one sound control system in a sea that is breeding new sound control systems several times a year.</p><p>I entertain myself with the idea that the engines mentioned by Atlas in the quote provided above will all eventually be not availible and maybe require a limited run TBD sometime in a future that is uncertain. Except maybe for the switchers, we all need switchers.</p><p>The Broadway Limited's website introduces the Blue Line series and stresses that we have a choice to install a DCC decoder into the engine. Also further stresses that they refuse to pay very high licensing fees. Who is getting these fees? QSI? and how much is it?</p><p>What happens when everyone decided to generate thier own sound, quits paying QSI the fees or whoever is providing the technology? We might as well go back to buying analog engines and adding our own decoder, sound units to them.</p><p>What happens if QSI engine availibility drops off so that no one runs QSI anymore forcing Atlas to consider stopping sales of the QE?</p><p>Me thinks that there has to be a clear distinction between DC engines and DCC engines. It is nice that Broadway is thinking of thier DC customers and that they encourage us to purchase the accessories needed to run this sound. Eventually the person will want to go into DCC.</p><p>What then is the situation when that person who goes into DCC fully and completely only to find that no one sells Dual mode engines RTR from the factory anymore? Except a handful that comes with extra stuff already packed in the box.</p><p>Athearn is an honored brand of engines, one that provided all wheel drive and flywheel equippted engines in a time of really bad trainset engines or deliberately designed "One Week" engines that needs to be replaced with another. I just dont see them as a leader with the Sound/DCC equippted engines and regard them the same as Roundhouse under the control of Horizion Hobbies who must now compete with BLI and others who are manuvering to get extra revenue from the DC user.</p><p>What happens when DC becomes irrevelant in... oh.. 15 years or less?</p>
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