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I have the SW-7 BLI,switcher,the one they have for the,Indiana Harbor Belt,livery. I run a DC layout and don't have any problem's with it. In my opinion,hearing a 1:1 in action,the BLI, sounds are spot on..Could be a little heavier though,,I have no Idea where one can add weight though..
Cheers,
Frank
Thanks for the reply. Since posting I did a search on YouTube for the particular BLI DCC w/Paragon2 sound SW7 diesel switcher line of locos I'm interested in and came up with these videos which demonstrate the sounds. While they sound pretty decent for the price and number of CV functions available, I was hoping for someone who has one to offer their opinions on the sound quality and performance. My LHS doesn't carry this line - or can't get them, in either case I can't hear one first hand to make a decision to buy one or not.
I have three of the Paragon 2 steamers, one a refurbished (?) or merely returned PRR I1sa 2-10-0, and the other two are an NYC Hudson 4-6-4 and an N&W J 4-8-4, both released in the past 80 days. They all work very nicely, although I have not run them much. I have run the I1sa most because I have had it the longest and am using it to test my tracks on my new layout.
So far so good. Nice sounds, crisp and clear, and the motion control seems to be very good, better than a non-tuned Tsunami.
Crandell
My quandary is I settled on the Pennsylvania road name way back when for my layouts (modeling the 50's coal hauling, etc.) and now that I've made the transition to DCC the road name is hard to find for diesel motive power of this era. I have a Bachmann DCC S2 Pennsylvania with the crippled Soundtraxx decoder and in my search for a full feature decoder equipped switcher I read about the Broadway Limited "Paragon2" sound Pennsylvania switcher. I have no idea if BL DCC Paragon equipped sound is ok, so-so or forget about 'em so am asking here. The switchers are brunswick green which would provide a nice color mix to the all black engines I have (I want (2) more switchers to go along with the (1) Bachmann I have).