Strymon Timeline

[gordiji]

congrats, pricey yes but i've not read anywhere anything bad said about them, which is very unusual with the net.
i looked at their reverb (blue sky) and cheaped out with the tc hof.
looking at their delays though for a replacement for my ancient boss delay.

[viking]

Great!I love them all Strymon!If anyone wants to sell theirs,i'm looking for one ElCapistan (PM me)  :)!

[Kiichi]

How do you think it compares to the Eventide Timefactor? They look spec-wise virtually the same, but keep hearing that there's quite a difference.

Well I would not say virtually the same...
Just had a look at the Eventide and from reading let me point out some things that set them apart (beware there might be one or two things wrong I just looked at the Timefactor product page, donīt know if everything is mentioned there).
Timefactor: 9 Delay + Looper
Timeline: 12 Delays + Looper

-So the Timeline has more delays. The TF seems to be missing things like the Ice and Lo-fi delay.
-Also the TL has twice the banks (100 with two presets on each bank).
-The TL basecally includes a full low-fi machine and can also be used as a chorus or trem for example if you donīt have dedicated pedals for that.
-The TL has an effects loop for the only the delay signal (if you use mono mode the right outputs) cause 12 delays is not enough!^^
-Also the TL has twice the banks (100 with two presets on each bank).
-The TF has more knobs, but the as the TL has a few too plus one multi function knob which can choose multiple varying parameters depending on which delay you use it has effectivly as much or more.
-The TL has true bypass and a buffered one (choosable) and I can really recommend the buffered one, as you will hear no difference, exept when you use really long cables in which case the buffered sounds better!!!


So that is my short (and probably biased xD) comparison of the features, not the sound.

[hunter]

How do you think it compares to the Eventide Timefactor? They look spec-wise virtually the same, but keep hearing that there's quite a difference.

Well I would not say virtually the same...
Just had a look at the Eventide and from reading let me point out some things that set them apart (beware there might be one or two things wrong I just looked at the Timefactor product page, donīt know if everything is mentioned there).
Timefactor: 9 Delay + Looper
Timeline: 12 Delays + Looper

-So the Timeline has more delays. The TF seems to be missing things like the Ice and Lo-fi delay.
-Also the TL has twice the banks (100 with two presets on each bank).
-The TL basecally includes a full low-fi machine and can also be used as a chorus or trem for example if you donīt have dedicated pedals for that.
-The TL has an effects loop for the only the delay signal (if you use mono mode the right outputs) cause 12 delays is not enough!^^
-Also the TL has twice the banks (100 with two presets on each bank).
-The TF has more knobs, but the as the TL has a few too plus one multi function knob which can choose multiple varying parameters depending on which delay you use it has effectivly as much or more.
-The TL has true bypass and a buffered one (choosable) and I can really recommend the buffered one, as you will hear no difference, exept when you use really long cables in which case the buffered sounds better!!!


So that is my short (and probably biased xD) comparison of the features, not the sound.

The TF has a switch for Inst/Line level which is great, pity they didn't add that to the TL.
The TL has programmable by preset +/- 3dB of Level adjustment though

From all people who had both they all say TL sounds better, different league. Eventide is very analytical. Strymon has mojo and character, without losing clarity.