Topic: Edirol R09HR

[pmiguel81]

Just found this


http://www.myr09.com/

[spyder9]

Nice find!  Here's another link.  Lets hope that the mini jack issue has been resolved.


http://www.ediroleurope.com/product_overview.php?productID=4056338&country=GB

http://www.edirol.net/products/en/R-09HR/images.html#

http://www.edirol.net/
(video promo on this page only)

[SmokinJoe]

And it looks like the did something different with the battery door.  Still no digi in?

[spyder9]

Still no dig in.  Just a new improved R09.  Hopin' that it still has the same warm sonic qualities as the original.

[Dede2002]

I want one. I need one.

[digifish_music]

Someone had to post a pic! 

[Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B)]

Looks smaller than the plain R09. And it's got REVERB! 

[digifish_music]

Looks smaller than the plain R09. And it's got REVERB! 

The remote interests me. Nice to see it ships with a 512 Meg card, at least that is a useful size, the 64 Meg they ship with the R-09 is stupid.

digifish

[su6oxone]

I like how it looks a little slimmer, the input jacks are on the side of the device and not the top, the OLED display is significantly larger, the sampling rate is boosted to 96khz, and the design looks a little bit better.  If they fixed the input connection problem, then this looks like it'll be hard to beat.  Figured there was a reason why the R-09s were going for so cheap these days. 

[dmonkey]

Looks smaller than the plain R09. And it's got REVERB! 

What the hell is up with that reverb button?!? Does anyone actually use that thing? I have a really hard time believing that they'd lose any potential customers if it was never there. Someone should be slapped.   

[spyder9]

They claim this thing will have a lower noise floor.  Now that would be sweet.  Gimme, gimme, gimme!

[flintstone]

Specs still say 4 hours from two AA cells.  New machines like PMD620 and LS-10 record WAV for 10 hours or more from two AA. 

Specs also don't mention optical output.

Now we need a delivery date and MSRP.  I wonder if dealers will dump their stock of the original R-09 at reduced prices.

Flintstone

[guysonic]

It seems R-09HR version now supports both 24/96K AND 24/88.2K recording modes.  

For me, 88.2K mode is important for native conversion to CD burn without sample-rate timing issues, and the main reason I like the Microtrack models for small/low cost High Definition audio ability.  

Any mention anywhere of shipping date?

[digifish_music]

...so looks like I am up for a R-44 and a R09HR 

I wonder if the interal mics are any good this time. It always amazed me $5 of panasonic WM-61A caps were so much better (lower noise floor & better sound) than the mics that shipped with the R09

[professorhalfbaked]

Specs also don't mention optical output.

Actually, I don't see any out other than headphone?

Looks like it will be pretty nice, though.  I may have to pick up one of these...Even though I have already bought two recorders in the last six months...Sigh.

I just wish one of these companies would put a PCM-D50 type of build in an R09 sized package.  I have the feeling it won't be long, though, before one of these small recorders comes out with great features and great build quality at a reasonable price.  The competition in this piece of the market is getting pretty intense; seems like every couple of weeks a new machine is announced!