I have never had an all in one remote because my old NAD receiver was not remote controllable. With all the gripes about the remote, maybe the Outlaws should offer to sell their products without the remote and pass along the savings in wholesale cost of the remote to their customers. Then the 950 would cost only about $860 plus shipping and people who so wished would be free to buy their $300 to $500 Prontos. I see a few things on the remote that could be improved, but for the price of the 950, the unit's musicality, features, bass management, clarity, and remote are outstanding in my opinion.