I’m considering purchasing this diesel locomotive.EMD GP-40 Diesel Locomotive (ART-23503. which says ( DCC/RCC and sound-ready). Does this mean that after I get the locomotive home I have to buy a sound system after market in order to hear a horn or engine sound?
Thanks for your input in advance
Ken (cnw man)
Yes.
Hi cnw man, Welcome to the forum[tup] Yes you will need sound ,I would recomend phoenix sound reproduction of sound is very good and they are always happy to help if you get a problem(ive never had one) It helps to know where you are you can put it in your bio, as you can see I live in England, and by showing where you are there may be a time when you need help and you never know if some one lives local to you and can help
In this case “sound ready” means there is a speaker on board [:)]
What type of power? Regular track power DC, or some form of remote control?
The DCC/RCC ready means you can plug in the QSI, or the Revolution TE or Tony’s RCS receivers.
Regards, Greg
I don’t have one of these locomotives, but in HO and some G scale, “sound ready” just means that there is a space set aside for a speaker; it does not mean that a speaker is included.
When I purchased a Phoenix sound system, they included a very high quality speaker, but it may not fit into your particular model because their speaker has a very large magnet.
I have a GP40. I installed the QSI Quantum Aristo decoder with the Gwire receiver. The loco comes with a speaker already installed.