--- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SNIP < > > If "YOU" (the pros) had my SHS SW-1 and were going to install DCC and SOUND in it, which decoder(s) and which sound/speaker/etc. components would you use and why? > ================================================================
John: I am little behind in my emails, but I was surprised that no one referred you to the S-Helper website for a suggested DCC Sound install in the SW1. If you go to: http://www.showcaseline.com/, then using the menu on the left side navigate to the SW1 page, there is a link to an excellent article by Michael Greene & Bill Clark. By carefully and patiently following the steps in the article, I successfully installed a Lenz 1024 decoder & EMD Soundtrax DSX decoder, plus speaker. It was a bear getting everything to fit, but the results are worth the effort. At the time I did the install (4 or 5 years ago), Digitrax did not have a back-EMF decoder so I used a Lenz (back-EMF gives excellent slow speed control for switching). I was, and still am, very satisfied with the performance of the Lenz. However, I think Digitrax and TSC have closed the gap on Lenz decoders in terms of quality, value and performance, and have used all three manufacturer's decoders. If I was doing another decoder combo install, I would probably choose the smallest decoder with back-EMF from either of these companies. I have no experience with NCE so I cannot comment about the quality of this decoder series. Since I am very interested in DCC sound, I plan on using one of the sound & motor decoder combos for all my future installs. Digitrax, Loksound & Soundtrax Tsunami all, or will shortly have, excellent diesel sound & motor decoders. It's great time to be running DCC, and it is only going to get better! Hope this helps, John Gibson Rocklin, CA Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
