Topic: Edirol R-09 input woes

[bpagac]

Hi all - Welcome a new member of the Edirol R-09 pooched line-in jack club.  Not sure what I will do; dive in and attempt soldering under a microscope, or return the 1 year + old deck for out-of-warranty repair.  Whichever, just wanted to warm your hearts with the fact there are more of us out here.  I was gentle... it was a straight plug....just a little shifting in the gear bag was all it took to torque the jack.  Edirol does so much right with the R-09, a shame they got this so wrong.

[bluntforcetrauma]

I just got my edirol r-09 back from doug oade. I had modification done to the line input.  Basically an updgrade.  The line input normally needs a -10dB signal to go to 0 db on the meters. Now it only takes a -20dB signal to get to 0db so that you should be able to record via the line input and not have to use the mic inputs.
I would imagine that the warranty is over once it has been injected with some steroids.  I can only cross my fingers with my new r-09.

[guysonic]

I just got my edirol r-09 back from doug oade. I had modification done to the line input.  Basically an updgrade.  The line input normally needs a -10dB signal to go to 0 db on the meters. Now it only takes a -20dB signal to get to 0db so that you should be able to record via the line input and not have to use the mic inputs.
I would imagine that the warranty is over once it has been injected with some steroids.  I can only cross my fingers with my new r-09.

Seems this mod added gain and made the line input more like the existing mic input, but I miss the point of having this kind of mod.  And the same jack with 'easy breakaway pads' is on both of these inputs, so seems no advantage over having stock R-09 or am I missing something?

[bluntforcetrauma]

i really have no idea

[Gutbucket]

Maybe just to have a redundant mic input if you never use the line input?

[bluntforcetrauma]

i have always used the line input, just because doug oade said he does not do mods on the mic input.  I dont know enough to talk about inner workings of equipement, just know enough to record a concert

[Carlos E. Martinez]

i have always used the line input, just because doug oade said he does not do mods on the mic input.  I dont know enough to talk about inner workings of equipement, just know enough to record a concert

It probably makes sense what Doug does, depending on how the mic input is implemented.

[jkm78]

i suggest all you folks with the R-09, get a small 1/5" cable that goes 1/8 mini male to 1/8 mini female or 1/4 female.  With this cable you can leave the 1/8 portion of the cable in the R-09 at all times.  If you need this cable, please PM me and I can get you as many as you want from my company.  hope to hear from some of you and happy taping

[Nick's Picks]

good advise.

[EarlyMorningRain]

something like this?  (see attached)

i suggest all you folks with the R-09, get a small 1/5" cable that goes 1/8 mini male to 1/8 mini female or 1/4 female.  With this cable you can leave the 1/8 portion of the cable in the R-09 at all times.  If you need this cable, please PM me and I can get you as many as you want from my company.  hope to hear from some of you and happy taping

[Roving Sign]

What exactly causes the failure of this jack? is it the "plugging in and out" - or the torque caused by having something plugged in?

[rePat]

It seems to me that leaving someting plugged into the jack, and thus sticking out of the unit, would make it more succeptable to sideways pressures during transportation, storage and everyday use.  Just my .02

Pat

Edit:  Good question ^^^^ above

[Roving Sign]

It seems to me that leaving someting plugged into the jack, and thus sticking out of the unit, would make it more succeptable to sideways pressures during transportation, storage and everyday use.  Just my .02

Pat

Edit:  Good question ^^^^ above

My thoughts exactly -

[Gutbucket]

It seems to me that leaving someting plugged into the jack, and thus sticking out of the unit, would make it more succeptable to sideways pressures during transportation, storage and everyday use.  Just my .02

Pat

Edit:  Good question ^^^^ above

'Sticking out' is primary facilitator to the problem.

You want a small right angle jack cable that is as low-profile as possible weather you leave it plugged in all the time or not.  There is some torque applied to the jack while plugging and unplugging and leaving a non-protruding cable plugged in eliminates that as well.  IMHO that is secondary and not a big issue if you are not a gorilla.

[dominar]

If the jack snaps off is it easily repairable?

I just bought a R-09 on eBay so I'm curious what to do if I get this issue as warranty repair is probably out of the question.