Bachman Digital commander set

[newbrailroader]

Hello, as my name suggest's I am new to the model railroading scene. Now I just purchased the bachman  ho digital commander set with 2 dcc equipped locos for my first set. Love it! the locos and rolling stock are nicely detalied and work great...very nice starter set If I do say so. But what I was wondering is if I can get sound out of these two locos and how? With what decoder, parts, etc etc ...


Any and all help would be greatly appreciated

[Tylerf]

Yeah for sound you need a sound decoder and speaker, some locos come equipped with places to install the speaker but i dont think the locomotives in that set do so there would be some possibly lots of modifications. the decoder itself is quite pricey, ive seen them ranger anywhere from 70-130 dollars and they range in dificulty to install. I have 4 sound equipped locos and it really is a great investment, but 3 were factory installed sound decoders and one was specially desinged for the kato locomotive. If there really is no space in the locos then i would suggest purchasing a dummy loco and installing sound in that, that way theres plenty of room for the decoder and speaker.
Tyler

[newbrailroader]

Ahhh ok. now who makes the parts? bachman? lenz? Aftermarket company? Am new to all of this but I would like to add some sound to these puppies!

Thanks for the info

[the Bach-man]

Dear New,
Soundtraxx makes excellent sound decoders for diesels.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[newbrailroader]

Alright....thank for the help!

[Tylerf]

Digitraks is also very reliable.