Don't know if it makes them unique but they survive and remain viable.
Say what you will, they survived the retirement of their founder (few audio comapnies do), they survived being bounced around by owners who saw them solely as an investment (Sonus Faber, McIntosh), they survived a rough financial period and now they return whole unto themselves in-house, and are still making fine audio gear. Imo, throughout it all Dave Gordon and Warren Gehl kept the flame and deserve a ton of credit for their continued viability.
Audio Research: What Makes Perfection, Perfection. – Audio Research
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It's not realistic to expect small niche companies to survive their founders. wilson got lucky his son can do it. would his daughter be able to do it? maybe, maybe not.
Good for them. Don't misunderstand my posts. I hope they can make it, but the free market will decide, based on merit.
If not, USA has the greatest economy in the world today due to liberty and free markets. Everyone will survive. And many will come out even better.