DCC Impulses Column - 4
Hornby America (Rivarossi)
InterMountain Railway
Kato
PBL
Rapido Trains
True Line Trains
The LokSound product line
LokSound has a decoder for (almost) every scale. They also
have two programming types, both in many sizes. Within any
programming type, the same program can be loaded in any
form-factor decoder. Table [3] compares the different products.
The goal is to have a very few different hardware items, allow-
ing the dealer to customize hardware to the customer’s need,
rather than stocking tens of different, virtually identical, pieces
of hardware with only software differences.
The LokSound Select line is designed for cost-conscious users
who want the features without the fuss. The sounds and other
features are user-installable in the Select series. What this
means is that the user or dealer can load a factory-designed
file into the Select. If the exact file you want is not available
for the Select, then you will want to look at the LokSound V4.0
product, which you can tweak to your heart’s desire.
Sound and operation
All of the previous is meaningless unless you like the results.
I’ve been away from the LokSound product for over 4 years,
since I sold Litchfield Station. I’ll admit that the LokSound was
MRH-Dec 2014
