*In Peter Griffin's Voice* You know what grind my gears??...
Operators who purchase audio gear, hook it up, get RFI or bad audio reports, throw blame like a flame thrower, then "burn down the house to get rid of termites". All of us have been influenced by at least one person involved with eSSB and most likely influence others. Too bad too many possible hopefuls fail to accept that eSSB isn't Plug n Play and thus ridicule the eSSB practice. Then there are those who don't get the waterfall of unrelenting compliments they expected, and again down rate eSSB. Sure, there are simplified ways to get good sound at the cost fine tuning, controlling your sound and standing out from the crowd (in a good way). Or you can pursue your personal/unique sound. Not to mention the learning experience you gain by which you can share with others when they encounter similar pitfalls.