wow Grainger, you either stay up very late or wake up very early!
You know, I don't think it is really about laziness. There is usually an optimal listening volume in the mix or with your equipment. I have found that with all my amps. The real issue though is the different levels of the recordings. I have all of my music on a computer server, from 16/44 khz to 24/192. I find the Redbook to have much higher levels than most of the hi res stuff. The 24/48 khz recordings seem to have very low levels, maybe 6db down from everything else. So it is not always a minor adjustment.
So, I can't see any reason not to have a remote in this day and age - although some people like a clutch and stick shift, I would never own a car with one again.
drew