those thousands of stuff aint useless..i prefer thousands of stuff cause they help to make the sound of amp to suit our tastes & to different kind of music played!! ,not for minimalist though.afterall a sub doesnt need much other than a volume control..phase control,frequency level..etc would be usefull.my minimalist approach wud be a minimum of 6 controls & 1-3 switches & on the front panel..dats all