Coupler Conundrum (N part 70)...

Those of you who stop by regularly may remember a previous dalliance with North American N a year or so ago ended in disappointment when I just couldn't get on with the Microtrains couplers and hands free operation I was used to in HO and British N...Couplings seem to be so pivotal to happy operation in any scale - before I got too far into this latest N scale adventure I decided it would be useful to buy some samples, test them and then compare their reliability vs appearance.Before we go any further, I am discounting the wonderful but un-workable N-possible. These look fantastic, and can be coupled and uncoupled, but there is no provision for delay action - and that is what I am looking for in this comparison.I dug around the internet yet I couldn't find anything other than opinions - and of course we all have one of those. This post isn't likely to add much more to the conversation but I hope these photos and my reflections may at least help others in the same boat make their own…