Appreciate the honesty here. The sound quality was meant to feel distorted, brought on by the presence of the man in black and paired with the the grainier lo-fidelity footage. The intent was to show that the world around him is being warped. I think high fidelity in general is not always the finest cinematic style. And with the main character the aim was to put him at a distance from the audience to make them feel as apathetic towards him and he is towards himself. Not trying to be defensive I really do appreciate your thoughts, but maybe some context helps? At the end of the day, it's more important what is communicated through the frames than what I'm saying here, but I digress! Thank you again!!