Sony electrostatic speakers japan only?

Whoops. i meant to add andrew's link:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/1484/audio.htm

it's worth a look. lots of info and hifi links.

there is a guy andrew who has a site i've come across now and then and FINALLY have bookmarked it. it takes a long time to load but worth it. it's full of links and little mini-reviews. the guy is seriously deep into hifi and you have to wonder if he ever leaves his house his site is so extensive. i saw the speakers listed there and andrew writes that they are the greatest elecrostats he's ever heard by a long shot. i saw a picture of these about a year ago so they aren't 'that' new and might even be old. if anyone reads japanese let us know what these things are about cause they do look sweet (and i hate to say that about any sony product but sometime the truth hurts).

landmark, thanks. i'll try calling that sony number. i have a japanese friend who's going to read the link for me and he's got friends in japan...that might be nice. i'll start taking -pre-orders :)

hey ez, you're right. 80db? those things are going to need 400 watts to drive them. i'm out. thank god.

a71, didn't notice your post. 25k? now i'm really out. thanks for the offer to gather info, though.

hey thanks grumpy, nice work! at least we're getting the price down.

Here's what my friend who reads japanese said of the speakers:

There is no price quoted on this. What's interesting is that it says you should only use an amp between 50 and 100 watts, because more than that could be dangerous. The top part says that the woofer, midrange, tweeter are all condenser units for reproduction of the most delicate nuances of sound. It comes with spikes, a dedicated power cord, and dedicated cabling. The thing weighs 170 pounds each (!!). At the bottom, it says where in Tokyo and Osaka you can see the speakers demo'd. On the bottom, there's also (I think) a streaming video commercial for the speaker. haven't tried it yet (just printed the page out).