04-13-2014, 03:37 PM
jwb Wrote:I very quickly turned off the smoke feature on my Triplex. However, steam locos have numerous sounds even when standing still, like the hiss of the blower, popping safety valves, air pumps, etc, which at least the Tsunami decoders do pretty well. My own view of sound, steam or diesel, is that it's fun in small doses, but there's always the mute button!
You're right about the other sounds being more prototypical, and I do appreciate that most folks with sound-equipped locos bought them because they enjoy the sounds. My opinions on it are influenced by having spent almost 40 years in a steel mill, where silence was non-existent. Nowadays, silence is slightly less rare, and I enjoy every minute of it.
Wayne