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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by AntonioFP45</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by wt259</i> <br /><br />$100 difference in price (MSRP) for sound and non-sound F's and SD45-2's? I don't think so, not for MRC sound.[tdn] I'll be looking for non-sound SD45-2's in ATSF, thanks just the same.[/quote] <br /> <br />WT259, <br /> <br />You probably read my post a while back regarding the Athearns. I did post a correction. The update I received was that Athearn will be using LOK Sound decoders, not MRC (thankfully). These are the Europeon sound decoders. You can check out their website at http://www.loksound.com <br /> <br />They have sound samples available, but Europeon locos, not American. However, their is a page that lists what sounds they will be making available. The offerings are very similar to Soundtraxx, but with the bonus of engine variations within the same manufacturer (EMD 2nd gen: 12, 16, or 20 cylinder engines). <br /> <br />If they sound as good as their advertising, Soundtraxx is going to have some very stiff competition. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br /> <br />Maybe Athearn will use the LOK decoders someday, but I can't imagine that they would make a major release statement with the wrong sound decoder being identified. <br /> <br />Sounds like it's MRC sound for these releases (ugh!). <br /> <br />Luckily, I don't need any of these locos, so I won't worry about it !!! <br /> <br />
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