Although many have viable opinions, because someone describes himself as picky does not discount the opinion. "dont throw baby out w/ bathwater". What is definition of picky? Paying attention to the minute sensations upon ones body might lead you to pick nits, as in nitpicking. This could be considered "detail oriented". This could lead to improvements that many would appreciate if not benefit from, but always garner commentary – sweet and sour – from those who offer little (the majority). Squeeky wheel gets the grease? Sometimes this is a good thing. I believe that the majority of technical detail that Mr. J. Shannon offers is not really understood by the majority of BPL members. I am a long time professional musician and aspiring renaissance man who agrees with everything Mr. J Shannon comments on. As one example: the background noise (;ambient sound) on the Glen Peski podcast should have been a consideration, and on top of that, Glen sounds like he's on a speakerphone. This has nothing to do w/ a higher bit rate, microphones, bandwidth or recording format yet if these simple problems had been addressed the listening experience would prove much improved.
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Maintain,
G. Kent Degler