Nor Cal CL: Sawafuji SFD Inno 20 - $200 or BO

[t40killa]

Not mine

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/ele/1800323098.html

I don't know too much about them, but my initial research shows that Sawafuji made some pretty good speakers.

 

[hatrack71]

Those look very large in the pic. I would bet that is a screaming deal!:yes:

 

[chicks]

Some info:

The Sawafuji SFD-INNO-20 is a ribbon speaker.

Andy Garcia (November 21, 2004): Sawafuji Class A model SFD-INNO-20 thin panel speakers. Only 2 inches deep. These were manufactured by Dynameca Co. of Japan and were imported directly from Japan a number of years ago. To the best of knowledge these were not sold in the U.S. making them rare and collectible. These speakers utilize a special electrostatic speaker design. Instead of a voice coil, a wire crosses the element to faithfully reproduce sound in a more efficient and reliable manner, batter capturing the nuances of the music. Each speaker enclosure contains:

QTY 4 approx. 2 inch tweeters
QTY 8 approx. 3 inch midrange
QTY 8 approx. 6 inch woofers

For a total of 20 speakers in each thin line cabinet. Rated conservatively at 120 watts each. The dimensions are:

Height approx. 36 inches
Width approx. 29 inches
Depth approx. 2 inches

 

[t40killa]

Price down to $150 now.

 

[dumptruck]

Looks like a foolish design to me, but I'd be all over them if I lived there. $3.75 per driver?

 

[cooljjay]

I thought about them but then I decided not to. They may have good sound but the idk factor is bigger.

 

[JohnVF]

That is an amazing amount of WTF per dollar. I'd be all over those.

 

[Nat]

They were advertised in the US, even if not widely distributed. I've found a couple of smaller speakers at the dump, and passed along the square mid/bass drivers to Mark Hardy after playing with them a while. I thought they had some merit. But a wide squat dipole isn't neccessarily easy to integrate into a room, acoustically or domestically.

 

[markdi]

those look really kool

 

[luckyed]

Those look huge.