YBA Initial vs Integre vs Audio Refinement

I thinking of buying the YBA Initial. The specs say:

Inputs : 5 lines inputs : tuner, CD, video, tape, aux 1 optional phono MM or MC. I assume the " aux 1 optional phono MM or MC" means where I jack in a phono amp? Then in says: "version : line or phono MM/MC." Means same thing?

Does the YBA Initial come with remote? If so how much?

thanks..