Is an HX Stomp still worth buying?

Maybe so. But it’s not declared EOL or discontinued was my point.

Certainly buy it for its capabilities today which are already awesome, and not on expectations that a lot of new stuff is coming.

But it’s nice to know you’re buying something that is remaining in their line up for a while.

Yeah, it certainly seems like they intend to keep adding stuff for a bit, even though obviously not at the rate they were ~

I'm sure there will be eventually, but if I had to guess, I'd say it's years away. Whatever we make for Stadium that works within the architecture and DSP considerations of Helix/HX could certainly be added in future firmware updates. So at the very least, new cabs, new effects, new quality of life improvements, certainly bug fixes (like DC offset in certain amps!)... Not quite sure about new HX amps yet, as Agoura was designed to not just be more dynamic and better feeling, but faster to implement. Jury's still out.

Remember, Stadium doesn't replace Helix/HX, it's a new product line above Helix/HX. As far as we're concerned, all Helix/HX SKUs are current products and as long as they remain successful, they should be treated as such. Now if Helix/HX sales completely drop off a cliff, there may not be much incentive for us to continue piling more money on top of them—we clearly understand the sunk cost fallacy—but nothing indicates that'll happen anytime soon.

By extension, I imagine POD Go/Wireless would then also get some of the new stuff, again, depending on what fits.
 
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