The RH-5 has no DAC. I like it like that. My own DACs—Schiit Audio'sYggdrasil($2299), and Mytek HiFi'sBrooklyn($1995) andManhattan II($5995)—please me well enough. The review sample of the RH-5 came with Rogue's optional moving-magnet/moving-coil phono-stage ($400). I wish ...