Which Siren: SOS 380R or Star LCS850MG?

[ryanm]

I'm trying to decide what siren to put in my next vehicle. I want a dual-tone siren and will need lighting controls also.


Currently looking at a SoundOffSignal 380R and a Star/SVP LCS850MG.


Opinions? Recommendations? Recipes?


SoundOff 380 Series Remote Dual Tone Siren - ETSA380R - Remote / Undercover Sirens


(I'm borrowing J. Forbes's info page, as I can't get SOS's website to load tonight)


Model LCS850MG - Unistar Command Center 200 Watt - Star Headlight & Lantern Company - Police, Fire & Emergency Products

 

[Jamey@NNE]

Both are good sirens. I currently have the 850mg in my demo car.

 

[ryanm]

Any idea how close the Star tones are to the older SS741MG?


I loved that siren.

 

[C2Installs]

They are both excellent systems. I am running a first generation 380R and it is an awesome siren. It has been improved by SOS and now has siren scroll, backlight dimming, additional tones and other improvements. I still love mine and the tone combinations and choices are excellent.


The Star unit is very similar in features but SOS has more tones, IIRC. I do think the Star systems are a bit easier to wire up and are well thought out.


Can't really go wrong.

 

[Jamey@NNE]

I can try to make a video later tonite or tomorrow of the star

 

[ryanm]

I can try to make a video later tonite or tomorrow of the star

There are a few good youtube vids of the star. I haven't seen a whole lot of the SOS.

 

[C2Installs]

There are a few good youtube vids of the star. I haven't seen a whole lot of the SOS.

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Quick run through of the tones I selected...Alert A/B (IIRC), Wail1/2, Yelp 1/2, Piercer, Airhorn 2/4 (IIRC). All are in dual tone mode. I have been extremely please running to calls and with the Rumbler it is a great set-up. Both speakers are SOS 100H...their "budget" speaker.


BTW, when I hit the airhorn with the Rumbler activated it sounds like a freaking train coming. Just badass.

 

[ryanm]

Quick run through of the tones I selected...Alert A/B (IIRC), Wail1/2, Yelp 1/2, Piercer, Airhorn 2/4 (IIRC). All are in dual tone mode. I have been extremely please running to calls and with the Rumbler it is a great set-up. Both speakers are SOS 100H...their "budget" speaker.


BTW, when I hit the airhorn with the Rumbler activated it sounds like a freaking train coming. Just badass.

Thanks!! That helped.


I loved the Alert A/B and the airhorn 2/4.


I definitely want the rumbler, but not sure its in the initial budget.


On the SOS, can you advance just one of the tones? That was a feature I liked about the star.


Be in wail/wail, hit manual and advance to wail/yelp? or yelp/yelp to yelp/phaser?


My old car sounded like 3 cars running down the road.


2 of us running sounded like a whole fleet.