Topic: Edirol R09HR

[flintstone]

Edirol's list of differences between R-09 and new HR is here

http://www.roland.com/faq/en/R-09HR/R-09HR_Comparison.htm

HR gains:
24/96 WAV recording
variable speed playback (50% - 150%)
remote control
small built-in speaker
Cakewalk Audio Creator LE software

HR loses:
optical digital output

HR is slightly longer and 20g (1 oz) heavier

[Belexes]

I think the HR gains a better battery door and they possibly fixed the input jack issue, but we won't know about these things until some gets one and tears it apart.

[Gutbucket]

HR loses:
optical digital output

Why would they eliminate that? I use it all the time for playback.

[flintstone]

Silly me!  In my list of ways the R-09HR is improved, I forgot to include the most important difference between the R-09 and the HR: The improved analog preamp, which Edirol calls the Isolated Adaptive Recording Circuit (IARC).

The IARC separates the power supply for the analog input from power for the A to D converter and the digital side of the recorder.  The result is supposed to be reduced noise and greater dynamic range.  In other words, the IARC puts the "high resolution" in the R-09HR. 

Since the R-09 already has one of the better analog circuits in a hand-held recorder, it will be interesting to learn how much better the HR sounds.

After Edirol introduced the R-09, they continued to sell the R-1 for a while.  I expect they will do the same with the R-09HR.  Edirol may price the HR model pretty high at first to differentiate it from the R-09.

Flintstone

[Gutbucket]

Silly me!  In my list of ways the R-09HR is improved, I forgot to include the most important difference between the R-09 and the HR: The improved analog preamp, which Edirol calls the Isolated Adaptive Recording Circuit (IARC)...

They may or may not have improved the front end.  In anycase, that IARC spiel is the same word for word in the R-09 literature (and on the box).

[JD]

Just when I had my mind made up to replace my broken R09 with a Marantz PMD620, this comes along.

 

How long does it usually take Edirol to get products to market?

[Dede2002]

Just when I had my mind made up to replace my broken R09 with a Marantz PMD620, this comes along.

 

How long does it usually take Edirol to get products to market?

That's exactly what I want to know

[udovdh]

`May` does my dealer say.

[gmm6797]

anyone seen this listed as a pre-order yet?

[Josephine]

BTW- What's up with that dudes finger nails? Not even clean or trimed straight?
That's a lame hand model for a product shot.  Don't scratch me man!

funninest thing i've read in a while

Seriously. 
I'm pretty sure that's a woman's hand.

[Gutbucket]

[off-topic]
I went to an acoustic guitar camp a few years back on a college campus.. sitting in the cafeteria I looked around and it seemed everyone had long nails on one hand.  creepy.
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[Arni99]

anyone seen this listed as a pre-order yet?

http://www.dv247.com/invt/49914/

UK-store....shipping end of march.

[powermonkey]

anyone seen this listed as a pre-order yet?

http://www.dv247.com/invt/49914/

UK-store....shipping end of march.

Nice! Should be available round about my birthday.

*hint hint*
 

[intpseeker]

anyone seen this listed as a pre-order yet?

http://www.dv247.com/invt/49914/

UK-store....shipping end of march.

$406...no huge increase from R-09 starting price

[Belexes]

anyone seen this listed as a pre-order yet?

http://www.dv247.com/invt/49914/

UK-store....shipping end of march.

$406...no huge increase from R-09 starting price

I think that is 259 British Pounds Sterling, not Euros, so the conversion is American dollars is about $525.

So this may be more than it's older brother.