The mic amp has a very difficult job to do: it must provide a lot of signal gain with the absolute minimum of background noise; it must have very high headroom so that unexpected peaks do not cause overloads; and it must preserve every subtle nuance of the waveform captured by the mic...
are supposed to be doing their jobs. But then you drift off while pretending not to. Your eyes hurt, your concentration span diminishes, multi-tasking is a constant temptation, and that physically, psychically uncomfortable feeling hums in the back of your head… You’ve heard it all before...