HI Bill -- The heavy use Tsunami info is really good to know.
The November issue of “Model Railroader” has a review of the new Athearn HO DD40AX which has two Tsunami decoders and related speakers for true dual engine sound, so I would guess for this moment at least, that is the best approach for realistic sound from an E . Brooks Stover has the cover of the issue and a nice article on scenery in the issue as well. A quick glance did not give any overt indication that the subject was done in S, but I think Brooks is well enough known by now that most folks would already know. Once again, good work by Brooks! Have fun! Bill Winans ------------------------------ Item 827118 is dual EMD 567 for E Units. I have a lot of E units to finish and already have a stock of item 827101 which is the single EMD 567. Does anyone have the dual 567? Is there a big and worthwhile difference in the sounds? Many of us have been waiting for a very long time for Soundtraxx to make a higher amp capacity Tsunami. I am probably just getting away with using the 1 amp unit for some of my locos like the EM-1. But for O Scalers and maybe some larger S locos it is just not that easy. Protocraft is offering a ready to use modified Tsunami that is capable of a continuous 3.5 amps. http://tinyurl.com/8qqx9jt Further I thought the price was pretty reasonable at just $30.00 more list price for the modification. Thank You, Bill Lane
