What decoder is correct for...

[railBuilderDhd]

... this locomotive (http://www.athearn.com/Products/Defa...odID=ATHG67059)?
I just got this locomotive and need to upgrade it to DCC and wanted to get feed back on what everyone thought was a good decoder for this model. I want to have sound and prototype lighting on this so keep that in mind. Speaking of sound what is a good speaker for this as well?

I will open it up and take a look to see what options it has to make upgrading to DCC easier but I think it has a 8 pin connector. hat's all I know right now.

Thanks for all your thoughts,
Dave

[tankist]

you probably want to remove symbols ")?" from your link - it is broken right now (proper link )

quick plug here is not 8 but 9 pin. non sound DH123 or DH163 will get right in.
ADD: on a second look this is an old stock unit from 2005 run and it is not listed as DCC ready. no personal experience with this run.

for sound decoder look here . perhaps you will want one in board replacement format.
or here here for QSI offering.
regardless of the manufacturer you decide to go with , to install sound decoder you probably will want to hard-wire it and not go with "easier".

[diburning]

For Athearn Genesis, if it's not DCC Quick-Plug equipped, it IS DCC ready, you just need to replace the board because theres no socket for you to plug in a decoder.

[bnsf971]

That one is DCC/sound ready. I have the SCL version of it with an MRC sound decoder. If you get it, and for some reason it doesn't have a speaker mount at the rear, PM me. I've got a spare frame, and we can swap.
If I were to install a new sound decoder,I'd go with this one:
http://www.soundtraxx.com/dsd/tsunam....php?s=emd645t

[railBuilderDhd]

Thanks all for the help and because of your help I have my search refined. I'll report back as I move alonge with this project.

BTW: the link has been fixed.

Dave