Soundtraxx Tsunami : sound is very low.


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jagc1969

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Hello,

I have purchased recently a Soundtraxx Tsunami for ALCO 244 to be installed into an Atlas RS3. I have purchased also a Railmaster DS1436-8 Bass Reflex Speaker. I have completed the installation, and I have set all sound-related IPs to 255. The problem is that the sound is very low. In a layout you have to stick your ear to the shell to hear the sounds . The rest of the locomotives in that layout have Loksound decoders installed, and they sound like an orchestra, but this Tsunami...
I am European and very accustomed to work with Loksound decoders. This is the first Tsunami I have worked with.
Have you got any suggestion, please?
Should I replace the Tsunami for a Loksound Select?

Any suggestion will be welcome.

Thank you very much.
 
Hi jagc1969,

Have you tried a reset on the decoder, also you could try another speaker, where is the speaker located in the loco.
 
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peroni said:
Hi jagc1969,

Have you tried a reset on the decoder, also you could try another speaker, where is the speaker located in the loco.
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Hi Peroni,

The speaker is located in the short hood, pointing downwards.
I'll try a reset.

Thank you for your help.
 
Did you put the speaker in a baffle? If not, this is more than likely your issue. Baffles are very important when it comes to getting the most out of your speaker.
 
I agree with you the sound is quite low especially when compared to other sound decoders. I have three loco's with factory installed Tusunami Soundtraxx decoders in them. On all three I set the CV's to the loudest possible level and I still find it low. Two of the loco's are now running in a consist, and programmed to do so according to Tsunami's spec's. When running in a consist the sound is much better, but individually not so much.
 
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