Happy 10th anniversary HX - what’s next ?

[dethioux]

Just got an email about Hx turning 10 years (an offer for some cheesy coasters that will for sure become highly desirable Rock n Roll collectible …)

I am huge fan of Helix. Living in small apparemment in NYC,  emulation has been a game changing technology for me (amazing sound, happy neighbors and super compact vs. a real 4x12 ). I currently own the HX stomp,  my only complain is that I am running out of DSP frequently. I would love to update to the HX rack but it is hard to imagine spending more money in a system that is 10 years old.

Does anyone know if the HX hardware currently sold is based out of the same old  chips or does line 6 keeps following the CPU trend ? Is there any upcoming announcement from Line 6 on what / when their next line of products will be ?

 

 

[rd2rk]

Go to The Gear Page>Digital and Modeling Gear.

Search for posts by Digital Igloo.

He is THE BOSS (aka Eric Klein - Chief Product Design Architect).

He has repeatedly said "Not this year. Probably not next year either."

 

That's the best you're going to get on the subject.

 

Buy what you want now. You might not be here tomorrow.

[datacommando]

On 3/1/2025 at 1:48 PM, dethioux said:

Is there any upcoming announcement from Line 6 on what / when their next line of products will be ?

Here we go again - if Line 6 have anything in development, they never reveal it until it’s ready to hit the streets.

 

People comment that Helix is almost 10 years old, but that’s just the external hardware - see the video with Digital_Igloo below.

 

 

Plus, people seem to forget that even though the Helix is approaching 10 years old, it actually started development way back in 2008.

 

A little history from Eric on the 5th anniversary of the Helix launch, below.

 

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.