VPI Industries, Wilson Audio, Qobuz, and hope for humanity

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With COVID-19, we are living in unprecedented times. We will (hopefully) return to (a new) normal in the coming months, but how businesses respond to today will define their legacy for years to come. Speaking personally, it gives us hope when we see companies putting their employees and others first, and also leveraging their resources to support their local community in times of need. Two industry stalwarts, VPI Industries and Wilson Audio have taken this to heart, and our hope is that their efforts inspire others to do whatever they can. From Turntables to supporting local healthcare VPI Cleaning Fluid to Hand Sanitizer VPI Industries was able to keep their manufacturing facility in New Jersey open during the COVID lock-down since they were considered an “essential service”. Mat Weisfeld, President of VPI Industries, wanted to use this opportunity to do work that was “essential” to help his local community. It started as an idle comment. Weisfeld was cruising his Facebook feed and discovered someone suggesting they use their VPI recording cleaning fluid as a replacement for hand sanitizer. Funny, but as he thought about it, he thought, “If they could make cleaning fluid, why couldn’t they make sanitizer?” He worked with their […]

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