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Speaker choices
fishindogwood:
So as far as the best choice for speakers, I have several Athearn Genesis GP38-2,GP 9s and a few Atlas C420, C30-7, RS3 that are non DCC as I am going with Railpro. Question is, should I use iPhone 4 speakers that seem to be widely touted or should I order OEM speakers and baffles from manufacturers for each loco? Looking at 13 to 16 locos to convert.
Jim
TwinStar:
Jim:
I'm installing speakers today in fact. In the past I've used Rail Master, RailFlyer, and a few other odd brands. I've replaced the factory speakers in my Proto 2000 and BLI E units with iPhone 6S speakers and use the narrower iPhone 4 speakers in my GP7/9's. I have not been disappointed. I just finished installing two 6S speakers in a P2K E7 that I'm about to post a different question about.
Jacob
KPack:
Don't bother getting OEM speakers and enclosures. They cost a lot and sound equally mediocre.
Either get some iPhone speakers like Jacob said, or get some "sugar cube" speakers from Digikey: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/knowles/2403-260-00071/423-1200-ND/4376274.
At ~$2 per speaker for the above you can't get much of a better deal. Build your own enclosure using styrene. The small size makes it easy to install multiple speakers in most locomotives.
-Kevin
William Brillinger:
Shameless Plug:
You can buy a 4 pack of iPhone 4S speakers from PDC.CA for $6 US including shipping:
http://pdc.ca/rr/catalog/product/railpro-and-accessories/51
nodcc4me:
iPhone 4s speakers sound great, but they will not fit in many diesel engines without some serious modification. Those sugar cubes look good.
Kevin, can you post a picture of one of your baffles?
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