Model Railroad DCC Decoder EMD Diesel Sound Speaker & Enclosure Tests, Part 1. TDS, SBS4DCC.com

Part 1, Procedure: Start Up, Straight-to-Eight, Bell, Horn, Shutdown
Seven Speaker Configurations:
0:27 Railmaster Hobbies DSM-8 Bass Reflex with Enclosed Speaker
1:42 TDS High Bass 28mm with Enclosed Speaker
2:49 TDS SuperSonic Sugar Cube Speaker & Enclosure, single
4:00 TDS SuperSonic Sugar Cube Speaker Pair & Enclosures
5:42 SBS Sugar Cube Spkrs (2) in DoubleDeep TwinCoupled Sound Chmbr
7:30 SBS4DCC Sugar Cube Speakers (4) in Quad Coupled Sound Chamber
9:13 SBS4DCC Sugar Cube Speakers (2) in Hyperbaric Sound Chamber

Part 2, Short Clips of Idling Prime Mover, Same Speakers
10:47 Railmaster Hobbies DSM-8 Bass Reflex with Enclosed Speaker
11:00 TDS High Bass 28mm with Enclosed Speaker
11:10 TDS SuperSonic Sugar Cube Speaker Pair & Enclosures
11:22 SBS Sugar Cube Spkrs (2) in DoubleDeep TwinCoupled Sound Chambr
11:32 SBS4DCC Sugar Cube Speakers (2) in Hyperbaric Sound Chamber
11:45 SBS4DCC Sugar Cube Speakers (4) in Quad Coupled Sound Chamber

Note: The volume change during each test was caused by the recorder microphone clipping the record level during recording. TURN UP THE VOLUME!
11:58 Additional product information and links are included at the end of the Tests and in the description below.

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[B]

It looks like the decoder fried at 5:46! But it is it still working? I cannot choose the "best" sound, but the sugar cubes seem to out perform the traditional RailMaster and TDS 1.1" speakers.

[caseyjones]

Very thorough and easy to follow. When is your next test of the other speaker brands?