I've been toying with getting a handful of MRC sound decoders for some N scale locomotives I need to convert. Of course, MRC's info is not really what I want to know, and of course I would like to get an independent perspective before shelling out a couple hundred dollars for these things.
I know that the built-in speakers can't offer full range of sound, but:
Are the decoders reliable?
Do they at least "sound" like the locomotive they are designed to go in? (GE, EMD, EMD non-turbo, etc)
Will I spend more time tweaking to get them to operate well with non-sound units?
Thanks for any experiences you can share about them, good or bad.
I know that the built-in speakers can't offer full range of sound, but:
Are the decoders reliable?
Do they at least "sound" like the locomotive they are designed to go in? (GE, EMD, EMD non-turbo, etc)
Will I spend more time tweaking to get them to operate well with non-sound units?
Thanks for any experiences you can share about them, good or bad.