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North American market, they are best known for their decod-
ers: LokSound and LokPilot (non-sound). FYI, LokSound is not
pronounced LahkSound, but LōkSound with a long ō, like bōat.
Who is Matthew?
Matt’s title is General Manager, ESU, LLC. As such, he serves
the USA, Canadian and Australian markets. He is, in fact, the
spark plug behind the big steps that LokSound has made in
North American-style sound and operations.
A long-time modeler and railfan, Matt worked for Bowser after
he left the Marine Corps.
At Bowser, he was respon-
sible for the super-detailed
Executive Line of locomo-
tives, which fit with his nit-
picky personality.
Matt introduced
sound to Bowser, start-
ing with LokSound. He
then changed to the
SoundTraxx’ Tsunami, feel-
ing the detail of sound
was, at the time, a better
fit for the super-detailed
Executive Line locomo-
tives. His recent improve-
ments in LokSound’s sound
have prompted Bowser to
change back.
When Yvonne and Dennis
Gapinski, the prior import-
ers, retired in 2010, ESU
1. Matt Herman, General Man-
ager of ESU North America.
ESU photo.
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MRH-Dec 2014
