Line 6 opens Helix Stadium XL Floor pre-orders

June 25, 2025 · 3 sources

Line 6 has opened pre-orders for the Helix Stadium XL Floor, the flagship of its new Helix Stadium family of amp and effects modeling units, from 25 June, with the unit shipping in fall 2025¹²³. The company introduced the family earlier in June²³.

The Stadium XL Floor has 12 footswitches with OLED scribble strips, an integrated expression pedal and an 8-inch touchscreen¹². Line 6 describes it as the "most comprehensive and integrated guitar processor" it has ever made¹. Its connections include a pair of variable impedance instrument inputs with over 126dB of dynamic range, an XLR mic preamp with 128dB of dynamic range, four effects loops with 120dB of dynamic range, four external expression pedal inputs, four external amp control outputs and up to four drum trigger inputs¹. It also has an 8-channel audio interface, a Matrix cue mixer and a Showcase automation and playback engine²³. The unit connects to the Expand D10 digital I/O expansion unit over a Cat6 cable; the D10 is sold separately¹.

The modeling runs on a new methodology Line 6 calls Agoura. Eric Klein, the company's chief product design architect, said it measures tube parameters directly and models power stage and power supply interaction¹.

The Stadium XL Floor also offers a Hype control that morphs between "ultra-authentic and idealised amps sounds," a cloud-based amp, cabinet and effects cloning engine, wifi and Bluetooth, and compatibility with existing Helix and HX presets¹²³.

The smaller Helix Stadium Floor is scheduled for winter 2025 and supports two effects loops where the XL supports four¹²³. MusicRadar gave the XL price as $2,199 and the Stadium Floor as $1,799¹; Line 6's advertised prices are $2199.99 and $1799.99²³.