Introducing Helix
Helix $249 - the world's only Sonos compatible CD player - with features that you wouldn't expect on a CD player.
Helix connects to your Wifi network.
- Helix can find and display cover art and track names as it plays - unlike a conventional CD player
- Helix can play music to Sonos wireless loudspeakers - play music throughout your home
- You can control Helix remotely from a browser or mobile app
Helix has two kinds of audio output - Optical and Electrical
The optical output can be connected to an Amplifier or DAC with an optical input using an inexpensive Toslink cable.
It is worth noting that the optical output from the £249 Helix delivers a data stream that is identical to - and therefore as high a quality as - any high end CD player, regardless of price.
The 3.5mm stereo electrical output is for connection to traditional analogue amplifiers and can also be used to play through headphones.
Jukebox - store 320 CDs
Helix has a slot on the front for a micro SD card and can copy CDs to the SD card as you play them.
Each track is stored losslessly as a WAV file on the card. You can store up to 320 CDs on a 256G micro SD card.
You can browse previously copied CDs from the front panel, app or web browser and play them. Helix is like a CD Jukebox.
Web UI and App
You can control Helix from the front panel - like a traditional CD player - and you can also control Helix from a browser or a mobile phone.
You get to see what is playing and traditional transport controls like play/pause, next and volume. But you can also browse the music on the SD card and control the Sonos zone - so you can listen to music in different rooms.