A remote control is very practical...
But because of what you described it is not priority...
I listen to audiophile sound not to convenient tool for anything but music...
It is me for sure... I would also like a remote control... But i dont need it for audio sound experience which is my priority...Anyway i am in headphone listenin and i seat beside the headphone amp... I am not a representative customers for your pre-amp...
Nowadays people use headphone as often if not much often than dedicated speakers system...Especially the young... Then why not introducing them to good sound with a pre-amp made for speakers system ?
You kill two birds with one stone...
And yes the volume pot tactile experience or any control count to... Quality of design is the promise for a quality of sound..
i like your description about "colors inside"..
By the way i dont like push-buttonon/off ... i prefer turning button...But this is my taste...
BTW in the device above, the buttons are having orange, yellow and blue shutters inside, so when you press it, it mechanically becomes colored from inside.
My question is do people in hi-end/hi-fi really care of tactile experience?