Here's another to consider Petra for about $2000 plus shipping from Germany:
http://www.apm-telescopes.net/en/product.html?info=3087
Myself and a few others have owned the Sharpstar version from Japan - it's a very high quality scope. I've only used it for visual though.
Edit: here's the same scope cheaper from a better dealer:
http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/...PL53-lens.html
- works out to about $1700 plus shipping (plus gst).