Danica Seleskovitch on Sound Quality

In Danica Seleskovitch's 1968 book "Interpreting for International Conferences" (1978 English translation by Daily and McMillan), she explains why interpreters need good sound: "As soon as [the interpreter] has to make a conscious effort to perceive what is being said, his attention is diverted, his technique upset and he begins to give a literal translation instead of re-expressing the meaning of the message." 

In addition to the important reminder that we interpret (and "re-express") the message, not the words, we also learn that in 1968 what we now call conventional simultaneous interpretation equipment left much to be desired, much like RSI today.

The process by which poor sound undermines interpreting (see also my video: http://bit.ly/DViolet-WhyQuality) is crucial to convincing platforms to up their game and meet ISO sound requirements for simultaneous interpreting.

But this quote should give us pause for another reason: did interpreters like Seleskovitch reject the new technology and go back to doing consecutive exclusively?