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Hi folks,

 

This is how Bachmann think the world should receive sound,

 

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And this is Charlie Petty's infinitely superior version..

 

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Some of you may think, that it wouldn't look too pretty going around the track, but I can tell you it sounds a hundred times better than the top photo, and really does justice to all my sound decoders, from both of England's finest suppliers, (and one or two others!)

So much so, that I often spend days just savouring Pauliebanger's, Biffo's, and everyone else's excellent (and hard) work, prior to fitting into the respective loco's.

 

So, my real question is, has anybody managed to squeeze something into a 4mm Backy 40, that sounds remotely like Charlie's test rig setup?

 

For your info, the Class 40 is fairly recent, and has a decent motherboard / lighting setup, that I don't want to bin if I don't have to...

 

Regards,

 

Alan.

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Alan

 

For a quick 100% improvement seal around the Bachmann speaker installation with blue tack.

 

We routinely do that on all the Bacchy locos - 40s and 43s - with this arrangement, makes a massive difference

 

Kind regards

 

Phil

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Ooh, right, I've heard / read that before, but never really tried it, think I'll have a go..

 

You've obviously got nothing else to do today, answering both of my posts !

 

Ain't retirement grand ?

 

Cheers,

 

Alan

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i installed a Zimo dumbo single speaker in mine, love the sound.

The Zimo dumbo single is very impressive - got one in a deltic along with a YouChoos YLR-302506. I have a 40 with the Bachmann factory fit speaker and a Digitrains Zimo. I replaced the speaker with a YouChoos YLR-302506 plus an iphone 6 speaker (wanted more treble sounds than the Deltic) and that was a vast improvement. I am sure none of these have the umph of an EM but they are more than enough for use in my attic!

 

PS - sorry about the font - copied the youchoos reference from their website.

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The Zimo dumbo single is very impressive - got one in a deltic along with a YouChoos YLR-302506. I have a 40 with the Bachmann factory fit speaker and a Digitrains Zimo. I replaced the speaker with a YouChoos YLR-302506 plus an iphone 6 speaker (wanted more treble sounds than the Deltic) and that was a vast improvement. I am sure none of these have the umph of an EM but they are more than enough for use in my attic!

 

PS - sorry about the font - copied the youchoos reference from their website.

 

 

It was only recently I found the Dumbo speakers after buying the Sutton Class 24.  Now I have installed a double dumbo in my Bachman 24 and 47, amazing sound.  All the 25's and 20's have single dumbos.  I put a large double dumbo in the fifty and that is fantastic.  Still using base reflex's in the 37's and 31's.

 

Doug

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