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I have a thr10X which is still my go to practice amp - so quick to get on with playing and no option paralysis. Just bought a Helix LT for live use (to replace my aging Vox Tonelab SE) So I have been using the thr10x as a monitor for the Helix - its not bad - the thr is quite flat and stereo - just not so ballsey at the bottom end. I take the headphone out and run it into the aux in feed. Also, since I have the LT not the full fat Helix, I can use the thr to blend aux and other sources - so good for practice and setting up patches. I tried the HX for a short while, but ulitimatley I'm not a massive effects user, so it seemed like overkill, the form factor of the LT combined with its functionality and pathing options make it a much better fit for me. I need to de-clutter my stage space quite a bit! I also have a Boss Katana 100, again, a good amp for taking the Helix output, but not stereo...also a great little amp in its own right.

There is a lot of love for the Helix out there (not just on these forums) - I need to get my hands on one to see for myself. Super hard to evaluate this kind of thing in a store though - even if you have all day and some very patient staff! 30 day returns I guess

Thanks for the replies - I'll probably go with the full Helix experience, I'll only wonder what I'm missing otherwise. I do wonder if Line 6 are partly in the snake oil business though. They seem to have a very prolific R+D department with new models coming out all the time, I doubt they are reworking them all from scratch tbh, that would be a crazy expensive way to run the business. I think the products are evolutions rather than revolutions. They change the shape and they look like brand new products, but how much software is changing? Pod XT -> PodX3 = pathing improvements Pod X3 -> PodHD = new amp models and chips Pod XT -> Amplifi = new OS Amplifi -> Firehawk = new form factor and HD amps from 500 PodHD -> Helix = PodHD+built-in OS from Firehawk + IR? Helix -> Helix 2.0 = ? I'm not saying Helix is basically a PodXT in disguise - there are probably a lot of tweaks and improvements added along the way and they probably had to update the code base at some point...but there almost certainly is some legacy DNA in there?

I know it can do it - but is it worth twice the price of a HD500x if I'm not using IRs?

Okay - thinking about taking the plunge. Haven't owned or used a Line 6 product since the XT Live. Tried a few other things out (Vox Tonelab, Zoom G5n, amplitube) - so I'm ready for something new. My situation however is that I currently use a real stereo 4x12 cab (celestions) driven by a pair of valve power amps - basically this works fine for me. Solid volume, good power, pushes a lot of air etc. Plus we often play venues with no PA, so we rely on vocal PA only and backline, so we need some volume and monitoring...plus...I'm a bit old fashioned i guess and have gotten used to having control over my own sound on stage and not being completely at the mercy of the sound guys idea of a foldback mix (I have some horror stories for sure). So...I only really need good preamp/poweramp voicings - I am using real cab and speakers so no requirement to emulate there. I want the basic tone, the effects, the signal paths etc, but the whole IR thing (as great as it sounds) is largely unnecessary. Finally a question - is the Helix without IR still a better device than a POD HD500x (without cab emulations)? They must share a lot of DNA. I have seen one demo of the HD500 with a third party IR loader alongside a Helix using the same IRs and they are pretty damn close!

Well, I'm on day one with my AMPLIFI 150 and I'm having a LOT of trouble with bluetooth connections. Worked okay the very first time I tried it with my iPhone - but I have reached a point where I cannot call up or edit any tones at all! The app acts as if it is working, calls up the tones okay and lets me edit - the phone (and the iPad I have tried) can play back through the AMPLIFI no problem, but the app says "None" under the AMPLIFI heading in settings. If I shut down everything and restart it all (amp and app) it will come back temporarily, but as soon as I try to load a new tone - it fails. So I am stuck with the 4 factory sounds and an expensive bluetooth dock. I did the full firmware upgrades and got the App up to the latest version - no difference. · Do you experience audio (streaming) or data (remote control) dropouts? Remote control drop outs · How often do you experience dropouts per day? every tine I use it · How far is your iOS device from the amplifier when the dropouts occur? less than 3 feet · Do you experience short audio dropouts when editing amp parameters? This is considered normal. not getting that far tbh · Are you switching between apps when this happens? not between apps, between tones · How do you re-establish the connection? full shut down of everthing , amp and app · Serial number (please register the amp or Private Message me if you don’t want to publish this info) Amp was unboxed yesterday.