For guys that are so technically savvy and intense about their gear and their craft, their videos really seem to be produced by noobs, and it's always been this way.
They try, sure, but when I look back there always seems to be issues, even with major releases like home videos (SFaM layer-switch glitch) and CDs (JP's "Curve" track splite) or just general delays in production due to "issues" (Luna Park), but it's definitely whenever they try and do web-ish videos that they blow it.
The audio is usually bad and I most point to that whole thing that JP and JR did about writing parts of The Astonishing where they sound like they're doing the videos in a bathtub.