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Title: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: NKline on August 10, 2018, 12:26:38 PM
Is Bachmann switching their Sound On Board supplier from Soundtraxx to TCS WOWSound? I've noticed that they started using WOWSound in a couple new products such as the ACS-64 and now the just announced streamlined PRR K-4.

Nathan
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: rich1998 on August 10, 2018, 12:59:53 PM
Do you have a link yet?

Rich
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: WoundedBear on August 10, 2018, 02:05:32 PM
Quote from: lexon on August 10, 2018, 12:59:53 PM
Do you have a link yet?

Rich

The admins posted this earlier Rich......look around.....do some reading. ;)

http://resources.bachmanntrains.com/NMRA_KC2018/

Sid
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: rich1998 on August 10, 2018, 11:44:30 PM
Link never work. No big deal.
No doubt I missed the post as I do not get here much. It does not surprise me though.

Rich
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: West Bound on August 11, 2018, 01:47:09 PM
 Mr Bachmann, Will the TCS WOW decoders have a full range of sounds or will they be limited like the Sound Value decoders?
Thanks, John West
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: the Bach-man on August 11, 2018, 10:25:25 PM
Dear John,
As far as I know, there will be a full range of effects.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: Trackbump on August 14, 2018, 05:02:24 PM
Any chance Sound Value will expand a little with more sounds or functions, like it did with the Heritage diesels having ditch lights that operate compaired to the first run that did not? That was a fast and impressive upgrade.

Adam
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: 3rail on August 16, 2018, 02:49:57 PM
Lexon,

This link is the HTML5 version instead of Flash, give it a try.

http://resources.bachmanntrains.com/NMRA_KC2018/html5 (http://resources.bachmanntrains.com/NMRA_KC2018/html5)
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: rich1998 on August 19, 2018, 07:09:42 PM
Quote from: 3rail on August 16, 2018, 02:49:57 PM
Lexon,

This link is the HTML5 version instead of Flash, give it a try.

http://resources.bachmanntrains.com/NMRA_KC2018/html5 (http://resources.bachmanntrains.com/NMRA_KC2018/html5)

Thanks. I can see why I never saw this. I never saw a discussion with the TCS heading. I did not look at the 2018 Catalog.
Terrible formatting for the catalog, at least for me. Very difficult to read.

Rich
Title: Re: Is Bachmann switching to TCS as their sound decoder supplier?
Post by: Trackbump on August 19, 2018, 10:55:52 PM
TCS sounds are more crisp and clear then Soundtraxx and others  since they claim to use 16 bit sound samples and no synthesized sounds . Only true sounds. When a comparison is done it is clear that they do what they claim compared to all others. Maybe they can do there version of a value sound decoder for Bachmann. Would not complain about quality over quantity there.

Adam