Edirol R09

This portable recorder has 24 bit ad.
it uses an integrated chip for ad and preamp.
Using an external preamp you can achieve fairly good performance closer to the 24bit dynamic range.
The onboard gain though gets noisy as it reaches above 20 on its number scale.
The built in mics are not good.
If you want to record a lecture maybe , but for production no.

However the design is good , so light weight as to be disconcerting.
Its just some light plastic.
It records to flash media .

There is one sign of a quality problem and its with the hinged door at bottom for battery and usb.
The mechanism of the door is that you slide a two piece tray out each time with the potential to break the door and I have heard of just that from people who forced it wrong which would not take the hulk.

For someone with a small external preamp the ad is alright.
Without an external preamp this unit cannot be recommended for production work.

I moved on and sold it for a Tascam Dr100, which has xlr's and p48 and better convertors better and more battery options.

One thing I did like about the R09 was the simplicity of its record button, brilliant press once it blinks and is armed press again and your recording!

I really like it for what is was.


Specs:
- 24-bit/48kHz (or 44.1kHz) linear PCM recording
- Ultra portable, half the size of the R-1
- Up to 320 kbps MP3 recording
- Records to SD/SDHC card
- Isolated Adaptive Recording Circuit (I.A.R.C.)
- High-grade stereo condenser microphone built in
- Mic and Line audio inputs
- High speed file transfer via USB 2.0 connection to computer
- Easy operation, user-friendly graphic display
- Time & date stamp
- Long battery life (4 hour recording with AA alkaline type x 2)