These particular Dayton Wright XG-8's are in excellent condition. While
they haven't been recharged with sulfur hexafloride gas (SF6) and are
essentially filled with air like all other electrostatic speakers, they
can be played to very high sound levels with all of the crispness and
clarity that some other posters have mentioned. The SF6 would be
necessary only if you wanted to run several Kilowatts of power into each
speaker. Mere hundreds of watts is no problem. For more info see
http://www.dayton-wright.com/ .

These XG-8's are being auctioned on eBay at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=3034970 349



jav wrote:

I was about 27 years old back in 1977 when I first heard these
speakers. They were
extraordinary, and created a holographic transparent soundstage which
I've yet to
hear reproduced.

Unfortunately, I've heard that reliability is not one of their strong
points, and they use
a very unusual gas in sealed bags...(something) hexaflouride. Might be
difficult to
find if needed for repair. But if someone is enterprising and finds a
quality pair of
XG-8's, they're in for an audio treat.


"musicdude"
wrote in message ...
Extremely Rare Electrostatic Loudspeaker.
Considered to be One of the Best Sounding Speakers Anywhere.

This is a pair of Dayton Wright XG-8 Mk 3 Series 3 full range
electrostatic loudspeakers that I am selling. These have been my
personal speakers for the past 25 years. They have served
flawlessly over that time and have never been abused.

The speakers are covered with the original Wheat colored fabric
with rosewood veneer tops and bottoms. Package includes the black
ST-300A matching transformer unit/bias supply. Also included are
the manual and promotional brochures. All of the equipment is in
excellent condition, is working properly and sounds phenomenally
great. These speakers sold new for $3,500.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...y=14 993&rd=1