Steam loco catalog vs web shop desriptions

[Tenwheeler01]

Have a question.  I notice that the catalog list "DCC Econami Sound Value-equipped)for the HO 2-8-4, 2-8-0, 2-6-0, 4-4-0.  But the web shop and most stores still have the non Econami Sound Value list in the description.

So which one do they come with?  There is a big difference between these sound boards. Is it specific item numbers that have the Econami?  Or is it just a catalog misprint.

Soundtraxx website still only show the Sound Value for HO. 

Thank you.

[Yard Master]

Hi Tenwheeler,

Beginning this year, we have been transitioning our HO Sound Value models from the original Soundtraxx Sound Value decoders (which I will refer to as "legacy" Sound Value) to Economi, as Soundtraxx has phased out the "legacy" Sound Value package. We updated the catalog categories accordingly for 2023, however, not all Econami models have shipped yet.

Going forward, all new HO Sound Value locomotives with Soundtraxx decoders will feature Econami decoders, and some previous releases will be upgraded to Econami as they are restocked. For example, we just restocked the 2-8-4 Berkshires this week, which have been upgraded to Econami for this new shipment only.

We will work on updating the web store listings so that all the information is correct for current releases. We also are planning to add a list of production date codes that can be used to identify whether a locomotive has the legacy Sound Value package or Econami.