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Sony electrostatic speakers japan only?

Anyone have any info on these sony electrostats, model ss-r10?? apparently these are only sold in japan. i can't get the link below to revert to english. which might be for the best because they look really cool and very expensive. anyone know anything? should i start obsessing or not?

http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/ProductsPark/Models/Current/SS-R10_J_1/
kublakhan

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grumpybb
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Wow, those do look wild. I couldn't get it to translate to English either. I bet you need a big stack of green to acquire those puppies.
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Here is some more info that I found at audiocircuit.com:

Sony has made an ESL with separate elements for low, midrange an high. The different panels work with different polarization voltages. The low range panel consists of two elements placed 5mm apart. By using very smooth copper stators and a special HV isolation a polarization voltage of 8500 V can be applied. The high frequency element has a membrane stator spacing of 0.3 mm and polarization voltage of 2000V. One speaker weighs 90 KG and a pair costs around $18.000
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