Hi All,
I followed with great interest Jerry's thread on DCC systems and at the time was satisfied with my MTS II central station. Well, that died and now I am in the same position as Jerry. Where do I go next.
I spoke with Massoth USA and they can send the central station to Germany for repair but it takes time and I still have obsolete hardware.
I could switch to Massoth and have no compatibility issues with the 10 MTS equipped engines. An expensive option. I do like the Navigator remote.
I could switch another DCC system but - do I then face compatibility issues with the MTS decoders and sound systems. Less expensive option and I guess I would choose either Digitrax or NCE based on what I read in the previous thread.
Does anyone have first hand experience operating MTS equipped engines with sound on either NCE or Digitrax systems? What are the shortcomings, if any?
Doing on-line research it seems that NCE, Digitrax etc. are focussed on the smaller scales with a lot of emphasis on N-gauge. Massoth seems geared to Garden Railroads.
Where do people locate their central stations? My MTS Central Station II was outdoors all spring, summer and fall inside a closed building (barn) on the layout. The building sits on a piece of cement board topped by an inch of blue foam board that the central station and receiver sit on. Is that advisable with the other systems?
Looking for input to try to make a quick decision so I don't miss out on running trains the rest of the summer and fall.
Thanks,
Keith
I followed with great interest Jerry's thread on DCC systems and at the time was satisfied with my MTS II central station. Well, that died and now I am in the same position as Jerry. Where do I go next.
I spoke with Massoth USA and they can send the central station to Germany for repair but it takes time and I still have obsolete hardware.
I could switch to Massoth and have no compatibility issues with the 10 MTS equipped engines. An expensive option. I do like the Navigator remote.
I could switch another DCC system but - do I then face compatibility issues with the MTS decoders and sound systems. Less expensive option and I guess I would choose either Digitrax or NCE based on what I read in the previous thread.
Does anyone have first hand experience operating MTS equipped engines with sound on either NCE or Digitrax systems? What are the shortcomings, if any?
Doing on-line research it seems that NCE, Digitrax etc. are focussed on the smaller scales with a lot of emphasis on N-gauge. Massoth seems geared to Garden Railroads.
Where do people locate their central stations? My MTS Central Station II was outdoors all spring, summer and fall inside a closed building (barn) on the layout. The building sits on a piece of cement board topped by an inch of blue foam board that the central station and receiver sit on. Is that advisable with the other systems?
Looking for input to try to make a quick decision so I don't miss out on running trains the rest of the summer and fall.
Thanks,
Keith