Any bass in PS3?

What has me on the MTH side of the fence is the low cost option of

the remote commander. TMCC and Legacy are great ( our club uses it )

but it seems to be $250 or nothing. For $40 I can run features of proto

2 at home on my small layout.

So if 2 engines are equal then the MTH engine will win for now.

I'm not sure why Lionel doesn't make a low end TMCC setup.

Both make great engines but for me it comes down to the control

system I have now.

At York they announced a wireless control for the new Thomas sets.

hopefully they will expand this to other products.

Boilermaker1 I have both MTH PS3 engine's and Lionel legacy

engine's. Lionel is more expensive but the sound is totally fantastic

Their is almost no difference between PS2 AND PS3 maybe a slight

bit more bass in PS3 but it sounds just like PS2.

I've been selling all of my PS2 AND PS3 engine's to acquire more

legacy engine's.

THANKS, ALEX

If possible and it will fit try a speaker upgrade on your PS2s. I have done a few of mine with some success. Low end performance is greatly improved. Described here

 http://www.jcstudiosinc.com/BlogShowThread?id=621&categoryId=426

The electronic boards on the PS3s are smaller, theoretically leaving room for a larger,better speaker in a diesel. Whether or not they give you one with PS3 is a different issue. The 4 ohm ones from Madison sound are excellent.

Dale H

I have only one PS3 loco - the French 241-A (a 4-8-2) from the European series.  Stunning detail and paint - the best I have seen this side of high-end brass stuff.  Great, shrill European whistle sound - I sometimes run it just to hear that whisle.  Runs as good as but no better than Legacy.

Answer to your question: No. The sound is noticeably not up to the standards of the latest Legacy.  It's not really bad, but I cannot tell any difference from a number of PS2 steamers I have, and lately Legacy steamers (and diesels) have really impressive sound.  But on the other hand, there is that detail and paint - wow.  It's the best looking shelf queen I have, for certain.