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Title: Decoder & Sound into an older Spectrum Connie 2-8-0
Post by: Sunshine Express on March 12, 2014, 12:16:27 AM
 I find my older Spectrum 2-8-0 is DCC Ready,and wish to know what Sound decoder to buy and from what source ?  Thanks, Owen
Title: Re: Decoder & Sound into an older Spectrum Connie 2-8-0
Post by: rogertra on March 12, 2014, 12:36:06 AM
Anyone that's advertised for medium steam. 

Take your pick.  There no specific sound decoder just for the 2-8-0.
Title: Re: Decoder & Sound into an older Spectrum Connie 2-8-0
Post by: richg on March 12, 2014, 05:00:58 PM
Check the SoundTraxx site. They have a decoder/speaker selector.

Search the forums here. There are a couple links about this loco for sound.

Mr. DCC's University has many suggestions for the SoundTraxx decoder

I use Litchfield Station for DCC and SoundTraxx stuff. Figure about $110.00.

You might have to drill holes in the chassis for the speaker.

Rich
Title: Re: Decoder & Sound into an older Spectrum Connie 2-8-0
Post by: MPSOUTHERN on March 12, 2014, 07:42:19 PM
I have several Bachmann steamers that came with Soundtraxx sound installed,and these are very good. But when I decided to add sound to my four spetrum dcc ready connies, I chose to use TCS wowsound decoders with the keepalive feature. They have great sound and motor control, and with the keepalive feature power interruptions and stalls are eliminated. Soundtraxx offers a better variety of sound selections, and if they had the keepalive feature I would have used Soundtraxx. Some of my Easytrack is Steel Alloy, more difficult to maintain than Nickel Silver.
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