Me neither. I’ve racked my brain trying to figure out the benefit of that choice—which seems consistent across the board for their DACs.Over the decades I can't recall any device that I've owned requiring to turn it off to change settings via the remote.
But honestly, in my setup I have the D90se fixed with the preamp turned off, the voltage set at 5, the Bluetooth radio off, and the filter set at 7. I don’t mess with the IIS settings because I don’t use that interface, and I haven’t played around with the new “tube” vs “transistor” sound signature settings, because they seem disappointingly gimmicky.
So the only setting I ever modify is the input source (between USB for my streamer and coax for my SACD player) and that can be changed easily via the remote or by the button on the front panel, so having a remote isn’t really necessary for me—plus I keep my system on my nightstand, so fumbling for the remote is more time consuming than just reaching for the knob!
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