Got mine recently from Sound Pro's. Nice little unit. Ordered the bodyglove case that showed up the next day, but not before I managed to drop it from a barstool to the concrete floor on a test run the first night.
Scratched the front a bit and the unit shut down, but worked fine when restarted.
I can't add much to what others have observed so far, but I'm impressed with the sound quality, ease of use and product design. Good job Edirol! I plan on using the unit to record live music, to capture solo guitar performance at home, and for ambience type recording. My use reflects the wish list below. Reverb settings for example would be very nice to use for quick playback of solo guitar, but are currently much too wet. Of course, anything can be improved..
Here's my R-09 wish list for Edirol:
Possibly firmware updateable:
1. Use & format 4GB (larger?) SD cards.
2. Control over wet/dry ratio for reverb in playback setup (much to wet now!).
3. Ability to mark track points while recording.
4. Balance control in recording setup for mic gain.
5. Balance control in playback setup.
6. Option to kill the red recording light.
7. Seamlessly start a new file during recording on demand.
8. Seemlessly save and start a new file at the 2GB file limit (assuming larger card support above).
9. Record to FLAC.
10. Play FLAC.
11. Record/monitor to computer through USB.
12. Record/monitor from computer through USB.
Hardware revision:
(future model release)
a. Threaded boss for tripod/micstand built into case (like a camera)*
1. Better battery door.
2. Optical digital in.
3. Metal case.
4. Battery charging using the external power connection.
5. Power through USB.
6. Option to use other mic power standards (5v, 10v, 48v) other than 3v. O.K. if only available when using external power.
7. Stronger headphone amp (to drive Etymotic 4S to louder level).
8. Battery charging through USB.
(*edited to add this important feature wish)