VAC 160i, any experiences

So no remote with this integrated? Wife yells at you, you can't hit mute and yell back what? :). Also, some of us, maybe even most by now, have computer audio in our systems. Our whole music library is accessible via a smart phone remote, Itunes, music sever, ect...Instead of listening to whole albums all the way through, we are selecting songs. With this there is of course the need to adjust the volume depending on the loudness of the recording. In which case a remote is pretty much a necessity.

The Vac 160i does come with a remote, volume control only.

My vac pre comes with volume/mute only and its all i need

oh, I did a search and it didn't show the remote in any of the features. thanks. Anyone compare VAC to Ayon?

Does anyone happen to know whether the 160i is more of an ultralinear design, or more of a triode design?