You are probably right, but if it is what you need... It is like buying their nc252 stereo + a 200 eur DAC. Less versatile but everything in one box. Your choicefrom the looks of it this company has an amp module and a dac module and they stuck it in a box and that's it
there's no analog input because the dac board doesnt have adcs (or passthru)
curiously it has preout which is arguably superfluous on a 125w amp but it was a 'freebie' on the dac board
also check out the generic topping smsl rc8a remote
they shou;d have made the preouts to be switchable to analog input as per menu control (if at all electrically possible... obviously not)
Now, 200 eur more for the linkplay streamer as per post #38 would not be my choice