Hi
According to the Merriam-Webster Innovation: the introduction of something new
In what way has WIlson introduced anything new in their loudspeakers .. Or Magico for that extent .. I will agree with Audioguy that neither Vandersteen, norThiel have introduced anything new either but Magnepan and MBL did. The Magnepan planar and the MBL Ribbon were innovative, Same could be said about the Dukane Ionovac Ion tweeter but superb execution is not innovation ... One could even push how some companied worked around some limitations of EL Quad, Martin Logan, Sanders ...
So ... I am coming back: According to the defintion of the word innovation, Wilson and Magico are not innovative.
Hi, all the only innovation was the original Loudspeaker itself everything that followed was an improvement only! nothing more no matter what material or shape or design, Therefore all credit for innovation must be given to the person who had the original idea! And not to those who improved a nother mans work.