DCC Sound Speakers, Ultimate Test And Comparison!

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[JamesCleevely]

I am very happy with the Megabass speaker, I have one in my O gauge 08 with TTS sound and it transformed the sound. It has made it an addictive pleasure to use!

This has also shown that not all speakers work well for every sound. Like anything in life, it is about using the right tool for the job

[Noblelox]

Great demonstration, I'd love this to be a live event so we can message to say Go from the iPhone to the EM2 to compare them back to back ;-)

[ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Great video Richard showing the different speakers, nice set up for demonstrations

[eveannwallis]

Hi these speaker comparison videos are invaluable for choosing a speaker. There are some amazing differences. I have used two square megabass speakers in my 0 gauge Western, and it sounds amazing. Going to do similar with my 0 gauge Warship in the next couple of days. It's worthwhile painting black the chrome speaker diaphragm, which otherwise can be seen inside the models from the engine room always use Zimo decoders in preference to ESU.
Cheers,

Eve

[danbails]

Very creative solution for picking speakers. It would help if you would point to or mark which speaker is playing and post a list of names or model numbers so we know where ti find them for ourselves. Thanks!

[ebeirne]

This video is very useful, thanks. I was surprised how good the iPhone speaker was compared to the others, don’t forget it’s not just the bass you need to be interested in.

[paulm]

Excellent test by far, Answers many questions very informative. I met charlie at Milton Keynes, he knows his stuff he is a good egg.

[paulkandi]

The 9th speaker I fitted into a Hornby TTS class 47, the loudest and best of the lot, you have to remove the mounting brackets and black tak into the body, under the roof fans...the iPhone speakers are also very good and have most of my loco fleet fitted with these, cheapest too...

[adrianolsen-woodhamwoodtur]

Excellent video, Richard. Great content and a surprising outcome…..many thanks

[OxrecsDIGITAL]

Good sensible test. Well done. However it would be useful if you would please list the names of each loudspeaker above, otherwise one has to search through the video in realtime picking out the names from the soundtrack!

[Synthematix]

Everyone should watch this if they like dcc sound, excellent video mate

[dougjuk]

Great video, I have standardised my fleet on the Dumbo's both single and double, in a house they sound ok much better than the standard. We have fitted the larger dumbo's in the tanks of the 37. I have used the larger single dumbo's on my 25's and they sound good. The Hymek sounds good with two single dumbos as does the DMU's.

[andyhinds]

This is a brilliant test, but the only issue I have is that will all of these speakers actually fit into a Bachmann class 37? I don't want to buy the best speaker for the job and find that they are too big to fit comfortably inside the body.

[Alexander_Sth]

Hello! Did something change for the past few years? Which couple of speakers are the best for 2023 for H0 electric locomotive?

[philbartlett]

Very interesting demonstration. Thanks very much.
From that I am thinking the iphone speaker might be the most versatile for installation

[canalsidingsmodelrailway]

Hi Richard, Only just found your channel after reading the information you sent with my latest order for Megabass speakers.
The speaker comparison certainly popped up a couple of surprises for me. Apart from the obvious in that bigger is often better and an open speaker is useless the most surprising was how well the megabase fared against the EM2. I heve only previously heard the EM2 in a Deltic and it is pretty convincing. But it sounded very short of high frequencies with the Class 37 sound file and in that case the megabass was better. I can see why you use a sugar cube with an EM2 but that ony works if you have a decoder that can handle 4 Ohms.
Nowadays I use a lot of TTS decoders as you can't beat them for value for money even though their motor control is crap! I add a LaisDCC decoder to them and still get a budget solution. I think for these an EM2 is a non starter but the megabase is really good.
I have also had some success using your sugar cube speakers in a bespoke plasticard enclosure where there is little space in a loco and that is a very cost effective solution.
Now a question. You sypply the megabass speaker without enclosure. Will this work without adding an enclosure? From the pictures it looks to be completely sealed across the back already.
Regards
John Tothill

[taffboyslim]

I've played in guitar bands all my adult life and I have learned that volume is nothing without quality. I am looking to get back into modelling next year and taking my first steps into DCC and sound. From this really helpful video and others I have seen on YouTube, I am going to look at iphone/sugarcube speakers. Hearing the sugarcube has even made me consider N gauge but I am probably going to go for OO (possibly EM if I am feeling brave).

[paulm]

Having watched your video this is a first class report, very educational. I have spoken to Caroline to-day from SWD. I have been informed that ESU have just released a new sugar cube kit suitable for small 20mm enclosure ie. Bachmann class 450

[AussiePom]

It would have been handy to know what the dimensions of the speakers are but otherwise a good demonstration.

[cravensdmufan]

Thanks for posting these comparisons Richard. Very informative.

Well, I like the iPhone speaker and the sugar cube speaker! I model 4mm and have a small layout room. I like the quieter speakers; I've found that some of the speakers I have previously tried give too much bass - great if you model O gauge - but personally I like to hear the higher frequencies at lower volumes!

An order for iPhones and sugar cubes will be on it's way to you shortly!