QUOTE: Originally posted by WilmJunc Wow: It's been almost seven months since I posted the original question. What a gigantic blunder by Soundtrax. I hope they get their act together and can get the unit out. Ideally we would have three or four manufacturers making decent sound decoders. Competion is good when it comes to product advancement and consumer prices.
QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly What would be really attractive to both retailers and consumers, I think, is the ability to buy just one decoder and then download the sounds you need. Retailers will have to stock less, and the consumer will be able to, I hope, reprogram the sound decoder if they switch it to another locomotive. The possibilities are fascinating!
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QUOTE: Originally posted by ereimer QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly What would be really attractive to both retailers and consumers, I think, is the ability to buy just one decoder and then download the sounds you need. Retailers will have to stock less, and the consumer will be able to, I hope, reprogram the sound decoder if they switch it to another locomotive. The possibilities are fascinating! this already exists , it's called loksound http://www.loksound.de/en/index.php?showId=2 also the new digitrax decoders are supposed to have downloadable sound , however the ones they've announced are for specific manufacturers engines (kato diesels i think) and we don't know when generic decoders will be available they sell loksound at my LHS and the sales people are pretty excited about it . unfortunatly they didn't have a demo . the one disadvantage i see is the decoders are fairly expensive ($200+ canadian) and you have to buy a programming box if you want to change the sound in your decoder and it's the same price as a decoder (of course you only need one programmer) . with the new digitrax decoders priced at $60 US (less than $85 canadian) i decided to wait and see
QUOTE: Originally posted by grayfox1119 Go to www.Tonystrains.com all the info is there on the Tsunami's..... Tsunamis are now shipping....for steam only at this time!!
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut1250 QUOTE: Originally posted by grayfox1119 Go to www.Tonystrains.com all the info is there on the Tsunami's..... Tsunamis are now shipping....for steam only at this time!! OK guys who is going to be first here to buy one??? After all the back and forth about when they are going to be out, I would think Tony's phone will be ringing of the hook come Monday. I'm calling tomorrow....Antonio?????
QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut1250 OK guys who is going to be first here to buy one??? After all the back and forth about when they are going to be out, I would think Tony's phone will be ringing of the hook come Monday. I'm calling tomorrow....Antonio?????
QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 QUOTE: Originally posted by Trainnut1250 OK guys who is going to be first here to buy one??? After all the back and forth about when they are going to be out, I would think Tony's phone will be ringing of the hook come Monday. I'm calling tomorrow....Antonio????? Hello Trainnut, I'm shocked and pleasantly surprised............however just one little hitch.......I was waiting for the Diesel version. [(-D][(-D] I'm glad Soundtraxx is finally moving forward,. I communicated with Bruce from Litchfield back in the summer. He stated that modelers will not be dissappointed with the steam decoder version of the Tsunami.. Obvious question: So when is the diesel version going to be introduced? I'm assuming that it will have to go throught the BETA testing procedures once test samples become available. OR Has Soundtraxx already produced some Diesel Tsunami's and are awaiting testing? [:p][:0][:p][?]