Well put though I disagree on a smart speaker being 'good enough'. I'm not talking about this particular device though, it's a general complaint across the board here at ASR for most components. I still don't get it unless one's room is ridiculously large, one reason I'm guessing this is primarily, though not exclusively, a USAican thing (also the biggest market for Custom Installs as well). It's two/three steps from my seat to my amp were it not permanently on, and if I'm going to play an LP I have to switch my phono preamp and TT manually and get a record out of it's sleeve and place it on the platter, switching on an amp is no great chore, I can switch inputs with the remote and change the volume (which a trigger doesn't help with so you still need the app/remote anyway}. I really get it for custom installs, I'm sure it makes programming Crestron/Lutron systems easier. I'm an 'enthusiast' but really don't have a use case because my gear (if not permanently powered on) is always going to be in easy reach, UK living rooms are generally under 5m in any direction. CEC is a bit of a pet peeve of mine as it usually screws up if you have more than two devices and more than one manufacturer as the spec is rarely properly/accurately implemented, I have mine all turned off, so it all does what I tell it to, not a random switch on fest!