I THINK ELECT.RR WOULD BE BETTER AT 84.95 IF YOUR GOING TO PAY THAT MUCH
wbb 99.95
Cab chatter is highly subject to the importer's tastes, and ours! Lionel has been guilty of some of the best out there (c. 2001) and some of the worst ! (more recent)
I say..if you're going to supply it.....do it right, and not a bunch of three year old jibbberish ! ! ! MTH chatter is consistently OK, but not awesome.
I'd select the ERR, if for no other reason, when and if you ever upgrade to command, you already have a compatible sound system. 
Legacy sounds made me sell most of my MTH And other mfgs. Engines. I now don't own any other mfgs steam engines.
That' show much I like legacy sound and operation.
Not at all really. The diesel growl is interesting as is the steam chuff but I do not miss it if I run a loco with no sound.
Legacy sound, both dioesel and steam, is really way ahead of MTH - even Premier (not sure there is a difference, but anyway . . .). MTh is okay if the loco is otherwise good, however. I do love premium sound, but I also value the model quality, and lately MTh is nailing that.
I usually disable the sound on my locomotives, especially when I am running multiple units at one time. Too many locomotives in a small space sound like a muddled mess.
Very important; I would not have bought any with out sound and smoke.
Sound is important to me, especially steam sound. Apart from tinplate, which is another ball game entirely, I hardly ever buy a locomotive without sound, and I prefer to get the latest and best in sound systems.
However, sound quality is not the most important factor for me in a purchase decision. The main thing is: "Is it a high quality, accurate model of something I want?" I've seen a lot of posts by guys saying that now that they've heard Legacy, that's the only thing they will buy - no MTH, 3rd Rail, or whatever - it's gotta have Legacy sound. Now, I have a few Legacy engines and I agree that it's the best sound quality on the market (not always the most prototypical, but that's a different issue). However, I think that a lot of the "I won't buy anything else" posts are just variations on "my blood runs blue and orange" and people are looking for a justification to say that Lionel is the best of everything. Personally, I am not going to deny myself the pleasure of owning an Orient Express just because Lionel's sound is a little bit better than PS/3. And I love the high-pitched scream of that European whistle.
I don't like sounds. After a few minutes I either shut them off or turn them down. Most of my trains are postwar anyway.
