Charley is still very happy with the Edirol R-1, and I used my new Edirol R-09 for the first time on our recent trip to the UK - the quick checks with earphones sounded great (they don't have a speakers - one of the trade-offs to keep them small), and I'll know more once I've transferred the files to the computer that's hooked to the stereo. Glad to hear they're working well for most of the folks who have tried them!

JudyB