I know what you mean. I've expressed concern about this to designers.
I've kept my old pre amp plugged into one line in just so that I could access that feature. I need it for my R2R, CD recorder, dBx 119 compander for compressing movie sound so I can hear dialogue without waking the dead,.tube buffer & 3D, RG1 expander (R.I.P. Roger) and a Loki EQ for low level loudness control, all selectable through a dBx 400 matrix. Old school remoteless but better than the alternative - nothing.
I've kept my old pre amp plugged into one line in just so that I could access that feature. I need it for my R2R, CD recorder, dBx 119 compander for compressing movie sound so I can hear dialogue without waking the dead,.tube buffer & 3D, RG1 expander (R.I.P. Roger) and a Loki EQ for low level loudness control, all selectable through a dBx 400 matrix. Old school remoteless but better than the alternative - nothing.