I also concur with Hartmut. I started with an atlas system, converted to NCE, but the decoders are from NCE, Atlas, Lenz, Digitrax, Soundtraxx, and BLI. the only decoders i have bench were the MRC decoders which are not that easy to program. They are also no longer made.
The only major consideration that must be made is that which ever system you select, the operation controls, have to match that system.
The only major consideration that must be made is that which ever system you select, the operation controls, have to match that system.