WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value


wilson ad; absolute sound;issue 162. page 12.... dave wilson states in his ad that wilson loudspeakers have one of the [ lowest ] profit margins in the industry. My question is should wilson make public their profit margin percentage's to back up their claims or is this more hyperbole from a high-end audio manufacturer...
aolmrd1241
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Dave, excellent point. There are things I do, own, have done for me that, when I was a young buck, I thought to be ridiculous to spend the money on. Now I do those things and oodles more. Why? Because I have the means. As to Wilsons, being worth the money? I haven't heard their new Puppy, but the ones I have, I'm not wild about the sound. I don't understand why all these audiophools are picking on Dave Wilson and his (to me) over priced speakers. Don't buy em and clam up. He's entitled to his markup. Fair or unfair. Wilson does give you a lot of weight and fine craftmanship...sound? Not my cup of java..
Tvad,

Nicely put, my point exactly, approximately 50 posts ago.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1149015570&openflup&30&4#30

Thanks for re-affirming it!

Regards,

Grant
Warren...
It has been said that people generally stop spending money in their early fifties, so maybe we all revert back to being frugal like the young only now with a different reason.

If you are not wild about the sound, which is not your cup of java, why have you not sold the puppy's yet?

As for picking on Dave Wilson, I believe that once you get sucessful, or high profile in the media eye, the masses start to notice and take sides, we all need hero's to embellish, and villian's to debase.

PS...nice looking system, bet there is a lot of time in front of it.
I meant the Wilson's I have "listened" to. Not ownership "have." Sorry for the confusion...