Wilson not delivering speakers as scheduled

@rok2id A couple of years ago I bought the Polk Lsim 703’s new for like 450 bucks since they were being discontinued. I had no need for them but just wanted to hear them. I sold those earlier this year so I don’t have them for direct comparison but the legends and the reserves are going to have quite a bit more resolution and detail while the 703 are bit darker and warmer. Low end and mid bass punch were also impressive with the 703’s but the L200's, which are comparable stand mounts, beat those pretty handily based on memory.

Many companies that depend on chemicals can't guess when they will have the supplies needed to make their products.  Now try to make that guess when you also use several other building materials that are unpredictable.  Wilson builds some of the most complex speakers I have ever seen or heard.  That's a double edged sword right now.  That had always been their biggest advantage until now, when it is also their biggest disadvantage.  I'm waiting for something, not from Wilson, that I ordered a year ago and all that is preventing it from being built is glass, and that's literally made from sand.

Delaying deliveries is another way of creating and maintaining brand value.

All top money products are made in less numbers than are demanded.  It keeps prices high.

I guess about half the price of Wilsons is just for the name.

Believe it or not there is a world wide shortage of sand. Many of the wineries can't get enough glass bottles for their wine.

At this point, everyone should be aware of supply chain issues everyone is having.  I recently learned that a driver manufacturer I am dealing with has a six month back log on drivers.  Order (and pay today) and they will deliver six months from now, fingers crossed.  

I don't deal with Scanspeak which is who who Wilson sources most of their drivers from but I can't imagind they are imune to the problems that everyone else is having.  And all of Wilson't drivers are customised so it is not like they can just see if Madisound has stock.  

The dates manufacturers provide are based on the dates they are getting from their suppliers.  If these slide, their dates slide.  It is not a good time to be producing things.