Kato rep told me the AC4400 with sound should be available in a couple of weeks. Decoders are shipping from Digitrax. Thinking about purchasing one. Any suggestions. I currently own a BNSF es44dc from Tower 55 and am very pleased. What about Kato?
Kato unitsd are very good running engines. They will not be as ‘detailed’ as the T55 units, but the T55 units also use Digitrax sound decoders. You should be pleased!
Jim
Kato locomotives are always first rate; however, I’m not so sure about the Digitrax sound decoder. MR magazine has a video here on their site of a Tower 55 locomotive with Digitrax SoundFX decoder, and it doesn’t sound nearly as good as a QSI system, in my opinion. Maybe it’s the speaker(s) that Tower 55 used, but the sound is weak and tinny to me. I’d like to get up close and personal with one before purchasing it, but there are no hobby shops within 250 miles of me that are ever likely to have one.