The R-09HR is an improvement in just about every way over the R-09.
It's a good choice for a "point and shoot" recorder.
Here are a couple of reviews
Leonard Lombardo of Sonic Studios measures the preamp performance:
http://www.sonicstudios.com/r09hrrev.htm
Neal Ewers of Blind Cool Tech talks you through the recorder's features:
http://cdn1.libsyn.com/bct/bct1206EdirolR09HROverview.mp3
The folks at the Tapers Section forums like the R-09HR a lot for
concert recording. There are more than 500 posts discussing this
recorder on the forums.
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=105893
One forum participant using the name "Digifish" uses the R-09HR with a
Sound Devices MixPre for nature recording.
http://www.digifishmusic.com/public/images/Freesound_LakeEacham.jpg
The R-09HR is newly released, so its street price is still a bit high.
Reputable dealers sell the R-09HR for about $370. On eBay, $325.
Other small recorders cost less. The Marantz PMD620 costs about $350
from reputable dealers, $310 from outfits you have never heard of.
The Olympus LS-10 costs about $295 from Buy.com.
The bargain at the moment is the Tascam DR-1. The DR-1, including a
4GB SDHC flash card, costs only $209 after $15 mail in rebate from B&H
Photo Video.
--oryoki
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