bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Can anyone provide information on this with hopefully replacement info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 First I've heard of this. Can you point us to where you saw an announcement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 I asked sweetwater why I could not see my LT3 stage source speaker for sale on there website. I was informed by the rep that line 6 has discontinued it and that it is not for sale anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 To be clear I have not finished building my PA system and was going with line 6 stage source equipment as well as helix floor for the guitar processor I currently only have one LT3 speaker and was slowly building up my system now I really don't know what to do. I was looking for info on the topic hoping hat a new version is coming out soon so I don't have to start over with what I was planning on doing which would be very costly and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 They haven't been discontinued. The sales reps for retailers often interpret something being unavailable in their system as it being discontinued. They are in stock at Musician's Friend: https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/line-6-stagesource-l3t-powered-speaker?rNtt=l3t&index=1 I don't suspect you'll see any more Line 6 branded PA equipment after the Stagesource series, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hello, Thanks for the response! My concern is Sweetwater is a huge distributer of line 6 products around the country! In the past when they have been out of something they let you know that more is coming in. My concern is they never say that something is discontinued unless it is. I am sure there is another one out there but are they just selling what they have in stock (which I would assume). I wish Line 6 would make this clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Also I just looked on the site that you mentioned and there is recently a price drop which lends me to believe that there trying to move product that is being discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I believe they cut the price awhile ago. The question as to whether they were being discontinued came up on the Helix Facebook group last week, and Frank Ritchotte, Line 6's Sr. Director of Operations, replied and said, verbatim, " Absolutely not discontinued gang. " He's a straight shooter, so I have no reason to not believe him. There might be some delay in production or something, but they aren't being phased out yet. You can also buy them direct from the Line 6 site: https://shop.line6.com/hardware/live-sound/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thank you for the information I really do appreciate that. I do not use or have facebook but I will take your word for it. What I will do is talk to my sales rep at Sweet water and push for more detail on why he has told me that. If wrong that is just bad businesses practices and as you know being in my shoes I would hate to buy something that is only going to be replaced in a month with something better. Thank you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just to follow up. It seems to that Sweetwater is sticking to there statement that those are discontinued from line 6. I am having them confirm with there line 6 rep just to make sure. Something does not seem right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 More news! I now have Musicians friend saying the same thing also from a rep!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, bobwysol said: .... I would hate to buy something that is only going to be replaced in a month with something better. ..... When Line 6 went under Yahama's umbrella a couple of years ago it seems Yamaha decided that there would be no further development of the Line 6 StageScape/Stagesource mixer and speaker products. The Stagesource speakers are not likely going to be replaced with a new Line 6 product ever, let alone anytime soon. These Line 6 technologies are now in Yamaha's hands to integrate (or not) into Yamaha products. If you're looking for the next digital mixer/speaker based on Line 6 technology look at Yamaha products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Well that is a much different answer then what you said the operations personal said at line 6 on face book ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, bobwysol said: Well that is a much different answer then what you said the operations personal said at line 6 on face book ? No, it's not... Frank just said that the Stagesource speaker aren't being discontinued. He said nothing about future Line 6 products. I would have to agree with @silverhead, though, as far as future Line 6 PA products. I don't think there will be any more. First, Yamaha has a really deep and mature line of PA products. Also, Line 6 is primarily going to focus guitar products from now until the foreseeable future. If you have some of the Stagesource stuff already, you really shouldn't be hesitant about getting what you need to finish your system. The L6 Link functionality is still unique, and nothing else is going to give you that. I should also say that this isn't the first time that sales reps at retailers have been adamant that a product is being discontinued when it really isn't. I have seen a lot of these types of posts about the JTV Variaxes before... They've always been wrong, too (although, certain JTV finishes and SKUs have been discontinued over the years). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thanks for the information. It would be nice to finish off a system that is all the same and balanced. I have no disagreement there. As of right now I have only one speaker a Md20 mixer and a helix floor unit and would want to build a full PA with the latest and newest tech out there around that. Unfortunately , I cant see why someone would buy speakers that are discontinued by the manufacture. Where we politely most likely disagree is when you post a statement from line 6 that "absolutely" no way it is not discontinued.... ? That means they will be still making more and by the information given by there biggest distributors, that does not seem to be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, bobwysol said: Thanks for the information. It would be nice to finish off a system that is all the same and balanced. I have no disagreement there. As of right now I have only one speaker a Md20 mixer and a helix floor unit and would want to build a full PA with the latest and newest tech out there around that. Unfortunately , I cant see why someone would buy speakers that are discontinued by the manufacture. Where we politely most likely disagree is when you post a statement from line 6 that "absolutely" no way it is not discontinued.... ? That means they will be still making more and by the information given by there biggest distributors, that does not seem to be the case. Like I said, they've been wrong before... I trust Frank more than I trust them. I just messaged him on Facebook and he again assured me that they aren't being discontinued, and that Sweetwater is actually going to be ordering more. Your SW rep probably just sees what's in stock in their system, and they may have incorrectly tagged them as being discontinued... They should be getting more. The Stagesource stuff is still pretty popular with Helix users because of the L6 Link connection, so there's really no reason for Line 6 to stop selling them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 I really hope that is the case I guess I will have to be wait and see Thank you again I really want my helix to sound great in stereo and I am hesitant to buy have you played or listened to it in that configuration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, bobwysol said: I really hope that is the case I guess I will have to be wait and see Thank you again I really want my helix to sound great in stereo and I am hesitant to buy have you played or listened to it in that configuration? Yep... Well, I have two of the L2t speakers, not the L3t, but, yes, it sounds great in stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, bobwysol said: .. As of right now I have only one speaker a Md20 mixer and a helix floor unit and would want to build a full PA with the latest and newest tech out there around that. Unfortunately , I cant see why someone would buy speakers that are discontinued by the manufacture. .. I have the M20d, 1 L3s sub, and 2 L3t mains. The system sounds great and I've never had any issues with the equipment. If I wanted a bigger system right now I would buy more L3 speakers and add on rather than start from scratch with a new manufacturer. That's why I would buy more, discontinued or not. My Helix Rack sounds fantastic through these speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 2:16 PM, bobwysol said: Thanks for the information. It would be nice to finish off a system that is all the same and balanced. I have no disagreement there. As of right now I have only one speaker a Md20 mixer and a helix floor unit and would want to build a full PA with the latest and newest tech out there around that. Unfortunately , I cant see why someone would buy speakers that are discontinued by the manufacture. Where we politely most likely disagree is when you post a statement from line 6 that "absolutely" no way it is not discontinued.... ? That means they will be still making more and by the information given by there biggest distributors, that does not seem to be the case. You can take the blatherings of a retail sales rep as Gospel if you like, but all they're doing in regurgitating what shows up on their computer screen... they don't actually "know" anything most of the time. "Discontinued" could just as easily mean "we're not carrying this item anymore because the bean counters decided they don't sell enough". Doesn't necessarily mean that the product has ceased to exist. They exact same exchange has been happening with regard to the JTV's for years on end now. Some genius retail clerk tells somebody that they're not being made anymore, then they show up in here panicking about "No more JTV's! No more JTV's!" And they're still around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwysol Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 I have now seen them on the website magically...….. and I also got a survey sent to me to fill out from there customer service manager. I will discus that the common practice of sales team stating that there discontinued is not a very good one and that they should 100% certain if it was the case. Thank you to all for replying it was very helpful! P.S. Hello sliverhead looks like we are running the same system. (m20d LT3 helix etc. ) I was wondering if there are any settings in your set up that help make the helix floor unit sound full and in the room with out the airy empty sounding guitar that I am currently getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 No special settings. I use the M20d factory preset for POD HD500 which is basically a flat setting, presuming that the external device (Helix in this case) is providing all the tone shaping. Set the L3 speakers to PA/Reference mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 5 hours ago, bobwysol said: I have now seen them on the website magically...….. I rest my case.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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