semantic question

[florynow]

What is the difference between "sound-equipped" locomotives and "sound-value" equipped locomotives (what the new Alco 2-6-0 is being called)?  Sounds like a legalese tripping point of some kind.  What is "not there" now that "was there" "before"?

PF

[BestSnowman]

I guess I've never seen the phrase "sound-value" but I would guess it's either a cheaper sound decoder or it's been setup for a sound decoder (i.e. place engineered for speaker) but doesn't have a sound decoder installed.

[wjstix]

I wonder where you saw that?? The website says it's available "DCC sound equipped" and "DCC Ready" (which probably means there is a DCC receptacle in the tender).

[WoundedBear]

I wonder where you saw that?? The website says it's available "DCC sound equipped" and "DCC Ready" (which probably means there is a DCC receptacle in the tender).

Have a look at this link......

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/products.php?act=viewProd&productId=3900

........the description clearly says "Sound Value SoundTraxx® sound package ".

Sounds like a watered down version of the Tsunami Bachmann already uses.

Sid

[MilwaukeeRoadfan261]

From what I have heard, it isn't a tsunami sound decoder but a PC Board that is instead of having a decoder that plugs into it, the PC Board IS the decoder (for the S4 and FA-A and FA-B units. Not sure about the 2-6-0 though.)

[richg]

From what I have heard, it isn't a tsunami sound decoder but a PC Board that is instead of having a decoder that plugs into it, the PC Board IS the decoder (for the S4 and FA-A and FA-B units. Not sure about the 2-6-0 though.)

Sound value models.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/2011_NMRA.pdf

Rich