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Best buy for Diesel's with DCC sound?
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[quote user="cudaken"]<p> Pondini, well I am a sound snob, but I am a audiophile and have been for years. (means I spend way to much on stereo gear) Yes, unless it sound's like the engine is in the garage I will not be happy with the sound. In fact that is why I took this long to go DCC. Only reason I bought the BLI Class J was for pulling power. I did not know the sound would work with my DC supply. Should have seen my faces when I powered it up the first time.<span class="smiley">[:O]</span></p><p><span class="smiley"> The QSI sounds better than any of the other engines I have heard ran. </span></p><p><span class="smiley"> As far as train world, do you need a decoder ring to figuer it out? I am lost on there site! They have the Hudson BLI with QSI sound listed for only $129.95 but could not figuer out how to order the darn thing! So I finaly bought it of E-bay for $169.95.</span></p><p><span class="smiley"> Um, help with train world? I have some chump change to spend. After $320.00 BLI a $150.00 engine sounds cheap? I guess that is how it happend to other people here as well.</span></p><p><span class="smiley"></span></p><p><span class="smiley"> Cuda Ken</span></p><p><span class="smiley"></span></p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>If you're a <strong>real</strong> audiophile, you might want to check out the LokSound decoders made by ESU, a German company. They're probably the most expensive on the market, and a lot of folks think they're the neatest thing since the girl. But others, including me, don't favor them because of some limitations on functions. For example, they don't do ditch lights properly. </p><p>But their big claim to fame is, if you spring for another $100 or so and get the LokProgrammer, and hook it up to a Windows PC (only), you can download any of the vast array of sound sets (they call them "projects") on their website [url]http://www.loksound.com/[/url], <strong>and/or</strong> you can play audio engineer and load your own sounds! From what I read on their discussion group at [url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loksound/[/url], getting good quality is no easy task. But you can put whatever you want in there, to be played by function keys. Custom station announcements, weird whistles you've recorded, Star Spangled Banner, whatever.</p><p>By the way, the folks at QSI (or is it QSI solutions, I never know which) are still promising similar user downloads. When and how, and whether you'll need new chips, is anybody's guess. </p><p> </p><p>What do you mean you couldn't figure out how to order from Trainworld? Did you bother to read the top of the main page?</p><p> </p><p><em><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#ff0000">Orders Only: 800-541-7010</font><br />PLEASE ASK FOR THE ORDER TAKERS NAME WHEN ORDERING OVER THE PHONE <br /> <font color="#008000">24 Hour Fax Orders: 718-972-8514 Info: 718-436-7072</font><br /> <font color="#ff0000">READY TO PLACE AN ORDER USE</font> ORDERS@TRAINWORLD.COM<br />Printable Order Form (for mail or fax)</font></em></p><p> </p><p>Seems pretty clear to me. Phone, Fax, or Mail -- take your choice.</p><p> </p>
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