Hi Jim, Yes, the Bachmann "Sound Value" board is a lower cost alternative to the Tsunami, and has less features, but it is made for Bachmann by Soundtraxx. One of the things I miss on my Bachmann HO scale S4 is the brake squeal upon rapid deceleration, but still it's a great loco for the price. Also gone is the engine startup sequence, cab chatter (good riddance as far as I'm concerned), and possibly others. However, I would think that if you want the 539T sounds installed on a Tsunami, Soundtraxx should be able to do it for you. You'll have to get the board from them, though, rather than a discounter at a train show or on Ebay. That's why I suggested a phone call to them...
I guess now my secret is out, S isn't my only scale, I'm something of a "rubber-gauger"! Regards, Bill in FL > Re: ALCO sound cards > Posted by: "Jim" [email protected] azjimb > Date: Sat Mar 3, 2012 9:27 am ((PST)) > > Thanks for the info, Bill. I checked out the 539T sounds on their > website and they sound quite good. The sound byte is list as on a > Tsunami board, however looking up info to order it, they only list > the 539T as the HO version to fit the Bachman diesel. > So, this is a 'cut rate' sound board, not a full service Tsunami > board? > > Jim B. > > --- In [email protected], "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> wrote: > >> >> Soundtraxx has offered both of these sounds in HO, most recently >> the Alco 539T sounds were on the recent release of Bachmann's HO >> Alco S4 switcher with the "Sound Value" (not Tsunami) decoder on- >> board. The "Sound Value" decoder is Bachmann's bargain priced >> decoder with fewer features than Tsunami, that is intended for >> their standard "Bachmann" line rather than "Spectrum". The "Sound >> Value" boards are made for Bachmann by Soundtraxx, so it is >> obvious that Soundtraxx has the 539T sound files already, but >> what's not so obvious is whether these files are proprietary >> through some agreement with Bachmann. I'm not sure all the >> available sound files as listed on the Soundtraxx website are up >> to date, so probably a phone call to Steve or Nancy at Soundtraxx >> is in order. >> >> If the 539T IS exclusive to Bachmann products, you may be able to >> buy an HO Bachmann S4 and rob it of it's board for your project, >> but having the 539T sounds on a proper Tsunami board would >> obviously be much better. >> >> Good Luck, >> Bill in FL > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
