To my surprise when coming out of Costco today I got a call from Edirol support. They apologized for the slow response (even though I only sent the email Friday) but they were all at CES.
Anyway, They are going to get a transcend 8gig card to test my issue but they also mentioned firmware 1.20 was about to be released. The person I talked to was surprised that the Japanese version was not already up on their site and expected all versions to be up in the next couple of days. End of week at the latest.
He said there were a few cool new features along with improved SDHC support.
- Stealth mode - Turns off the red light when recording. 
- Adjustable split size - Lets the user determine when to split the file that is being recorded.
Thank you for very welcome news. Edirol R-09 firmware support seems uncommonly timely, as is the returned call after busy CES convention. Partial listing of new firmware features indicates user comments are heard and considered.
Gives hope to Edirol hardware engineering successfully correcting analog input minijack mechanical shortcomings any day now!
Mini-jack breaking problem has existed for going on 6 months. A few months ago one near miss try at a quick fix that doesn't work, so no solution as yet. Problem has existed for too long and something needs be done for too many decks already sold like extended input jack parts/labor warranty or official recall seems better. Thread for this at:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=dc5cb19c3eae03a2a98a47d2a8b6b290&topic=71160.msg1041303#msg1041303While new 1.20 version is great news for new refinements and fault fixes, loss of analog input, because something too easily breaks, seems a far more serious 'show stopper' than firmware shortcomings at this point.
For 4 GIG card use, R-09 is already virtually flawless in providing long running reliable recording, but only if the input jack holds up or solely using the internal mics.
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