JZ Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Has anyone any experience of XL sound decoders? For around £30 each, including speaker, about £50 with postage from US, I was wondering if they are worth a shot. Like a lot of US prototypes decoders, they are pre-loaded with 6 different prime mover sounds. Thought it was worth asking here as they are US specific. Edited August 28, 2021 by JZ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 There MRC decoders, not some of the best 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 3 hours ago, JZ said: Has anyone any experience of XL sound decoders? For around £30 each, including speaker, about £50 with postage from US, I was wondering if they are worth a shot. Like a lot of US prototypes decoders, they are pre-loaded with 6 different prime mover sounds. Thought it was worth asking here as they are US specific. Can't speak to the specific decoder you refer to, all but one of my locos has the regular Zimo M644D (IIRC) sound decoder. The outlier has a regular Loksound sound decoder. The performance of these is superb. My layout is quite small and the trains are light (5 wagons or so) and run fairly slowly. If you were to operate heavy trains at speed, an XL might be needed. I'm pretty sure Zimo and Loksound both have XL versions. The main question I suppose is the availability of US prototype sound files. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) XL is the manufacturer, not type of decoder, they make the MRC decoders. http://xlsystemsdcc.com/product-category/ho-scale/ https://www.modelrectifier.com/Articles.asp?ID=264 Edited August 28, 2021 by long island jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 26 minutes ago, long island jack said: XL is the manufacturer, not type of decoder, they make the MRC decoders. http://xlsystemsdcc.com/product-category/ho-scale/ https://www.modelrectifier.com/Articles.asp?ID=264 Ah OK, I thought we were talking about high current capability decoders, also called XL. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 28/08/2021 at 14:31, brossard said: Ah OK, I thought we were talking about high current capability decoders, also called XL. John I wasn't sure myself, except that Loksound XLs cost rather more than £30!!! I've never heard or read anything good about MRC decoders. Or MRC anything, for that matter!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Well, yes that is a clue of course. I know MRC as a popular brand of DC controllers here. I actually have one that comes in handy from time to time. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpendle Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 hours ago, brossard said: Well, yes that is a clue of course. I know MRC as a popular brand of DC controllers here. I actually have one that comes in handy from time to time. John Is that a typo? DCC surely. John P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 hours ago, jpendle said: Is that a typo? DCC surely. John P No, I meant this: https://www.modelrectifier.com/product-p/aa300.htm Rarely used now but as I say, it can come in handy. They also do the Prodigy. https://www.modelrectifier.com/traincontrols-s/107.htm John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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