Thanks Holenneck for sharing that link to the Wilson business program. I filtered out all the business crap and just listened to what Wilson had to say. He said some very interesting things. He pays full benefits to his employees. He doesn't like the vocabulary of "growing a business." (Thank god that someone is standing up against such perversions of the language). And he's not that concerned with having a greater profit margin, even though he probably does well financially. I respect his speaker line. They're not to my taste but I'm pretty sure they're priced fairly for what goes into them, including his labor costs and overhead. I'm not opposed to having equipment built in China and Bangladesh, assuming the workers are treated well and they aren't underpaid too badly, but I like the fact that Wilson wants to do it all in-house and according to the costs that are specific to the US.
Anyway, thanks Holenneck for passing along that link. Seeing it leads me to respect Wilson for not making profit his primary concern as opposed to his love for audio. I get a sense that he's genuine about that. I'm sure he makes a good living. and I think his speakers are well-made and appropriate for a certain audience that has the ears for them. I think its important to remember in all of these discussions that we all have different ears and preferences. Some people are going to really like Wilson products and others not so. I think that Wilson has done a service to a certain corner of the high end audio audience. I respect that, even if I'm not part of it and don't want to be.
