dave weil wrote:
Apparently, you can hear papers rustle and chairs squeaking.

Yes you can. I downloaded Arny Krueger's recording and took
a listen to it. While the choir is definitely amateur, in
both the good and bad senses connoted by that word, I must say
that there is a refreshing "live," unprocessed quality to the
sound.

Heck, I can hear that on a Ron Sexsmith song, but the music
is actually listenable. And that particular Ron Sexsmith album
was recorded in analog, so I don't know what the big deal is.

Only, I think, that the recording is "honest," without having
the life sucked out of it by over-zealous editing.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile