TCC,
DCCTrain in Cincinnati, OH carries the Uhlenbrock decoders. There are probably
others. I did run into at least one other Uhlenbrock dealer in the USA in the
past.
DCCTrain, and others carry Zimo decoders. (There are 11 USA dealers listed on
their website.) I recently acquired two MX640's but didn't play with them yet.
I've never found a USA dealer for CT Elektronik.
Before Soundtraxx's Tsunami, many Sn3 DCC users, including myself, used a
Soundtraxx DSX for sound with a Lenz or Zimo motor control decoder. Better
motor control. Now these locomotives need to be upgraded for better sound, but
it's not that high of a priority right now.
I tend to stay away from cheap decoders. I have enough obsolete decoders if I
need them for simple functions.
More 2 cents,
Dave Heine
DCC user for about 14 years.
ASAIK none of your additional decoders are available in the US. I
also found or others mentioned:
MRC -- Low quality like the old ST. Have 'piggyback' controllers to
add sound to other controllers.
Digitraz -- "soundbug" recordable addon to other digitrax units. I
dont know about quality
QSI and ECU have lots of recordings for diesels and steam that ST does
not. MRC is real generic Digitrax last I checked was pretty bare and
looked like they were gona rely on "community" contributions.
My 2ยข
TCC:}
On Dec 1, 2008, at 1:17 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> QSI makes the sound decoders for several of the HO locomotive
> manufacturers. They just recently released a separate sound decoder.
>
> ESU sound decoders allow user uploadable sounds.
>
> Besides Soundtraxx, QSI, and ESU, I know of the following additional
> sound decoders for DCC controlled trains. I didn't include sound-
> only decoders except for the Intellisound. It is included because
> of the SUSI interface.
Talmadge C 'TC' Carr
Sn42 and Hn42 somewhere in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest
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