8 pin sound decoder

A brilliant DCC sound decoder. Bought four of them in various pin connectors. It's an affordable upgrade route for both old and new locomotives. The only caveat is they are fairly large with the Bluetooth built on to the chip.So won't fit everything. The function and sound quality are first class for the price, with well over one hundred sound files to choose from, with up to twenty eight individual sounds per file. Hornby are constantly updating the locos covered which shows full commitment,so more to come. Android or Apple phones have a app to download and after you've done it once, it becomes a very straightforward process. Sound is of a very high standard and I've not been disappointed. A speaker and sound enclosure are included, with various enclosure to suit the size of space available. Once chosen fit the supplied self adhesive speaker and glue round the base of the enclosure while downloading the files from Hornby.This will give you something to do whilst you download the files ,up to half an hour is required when the server is busy. You'll need a simple account set up with Hornby and your away. A clever automated sound setting on one of the functions let's the loco go through a variety of sound samples whilst under power,a great touch. Value for money.

Fantastic value, sounds are great. App can be a bit tricky, and you may need a stay alive, but knocks spots off even more expensive decoders

Been having loads of issues getting these to work on my Hornby Flying Scotsman. There isn’t enough tech support out there at the moment and Hornby technical support isn’t ideal for weekend contact as their hours are very limited. However after some playing around, I discovered that one of the pins needed bending slightly to actually make contact and power properly which may suggest a poor design. Now it is working I am over the moon with it and it’s a great sound coming from the engine!

Very good deal cheaper than other sites I will be ordering some more at there prices.

Item used previously and proven to be great. Selected this as pretty much all of my locos have Hornby Decoders installed, with very little concern or problem. Ease of installation is a bonus

Connects via Bluetooth, or DCC and can download sound file however you must sign up to Hornby and it can take any thing up to 30 minuets to download and install a sound file. The ability of being able to download new sound file could be useful but would you want to change the sound of a locomotive for a different type. Or take the decoder out of one loco and put it in a different one . I may just have been unlucky but my first decoder failed after 30 minuets and the replacement worked ok on Bluetooth but but on DCC when I tried to implement the ABC braking function it would not work. After returning the decoder to Hornby trice they were not able to rectify the problem and advised me to get a replacement or refund from Amazon. the fault and recommended I get a replacement or refund from Amazon.

The new version of this is very good, I have installed several and they all work perfectly. Unfortunately the one I purchased was an untested secondhand decoder. It was faulty, buzzing sound and smoking when plugged in and also pieces missing

Excellent Quality Item, Fast Delivery and Good Comms. Many Thanks 10/10 A+

Sehr Gut 👍🏼Besser Geht nicht Funktioniert super sehr einfache und zuverlässige Handhabung

Kwaliteit voor een relatief lage prijs. Deze decoder is heel eenvoudig te installeren, en komt met een eigen plug-in speaker met diverse maten van behuizingen, aanpasbaar voor de locomotief naar keuze. Met de DCC-app is het geluidsprofiel naar keuze snel geïnstalleerd, en dan kan je volop gebruik maken van zowel de app als een installatie naar keuze. Ondertussen al een dozijn in gebruik. Voorlopig zijn de profielen nog beperkt tot Britse locomotieven.

Si vous n'avez pas de centrale DCC, vous pouvez faire comme si il y en avait une grâce au Bluetooth. Un transfo DC (courant continue) 14 volts fait le job. Et si vous avez une centrale, c'est compatible avec le DCC. Même si les sons sont anglais, on trouve un profil assez près de nos machines. Et à moins de 54€ le décodeur avec le son, c'est vraiment interessant. A la maison je tourne en DCC avec la centrale Z21, et au club, en DC avec le Bluetooth.

These are so cool. Install in your Loco and then connect it to the Hornby DCC App (important, don't use the old DC App) and then you can upload different sound file sets to the decoder - Steam, Diesel and one Electric Class 71 currently. Only iPhone app so far but Android is coming very soon apparently. Comes with the decoder, a sugar cube speaker with a small plug and 7 different size enclosures (baffles) for the speaker.

Hat leider nicht gepasst, aber könnte den Decoder zurück geben, sehr kulant, Dankeschön