Looking at Turntable: belt drive or direct drive?

Does the Rogue have a phono stage? If not, then a Schiit Mani will be a good choice ($130). Or for more money a Bellari.

I would definitely get turntable without a phono stage. Phono stages are critical in the performance of a turntable, probably the first thing you will want to upgrade. I wasn’t happy until I got a $1.6K + over 30 years ago. This way you can upgrade the cartridge, and Phonostage before the table. In this price range I would look at Rega.

turntable drive - as always, thre are no absolutes, depends on the implementation..

My recommendation would be a new Rega package with matching Rega phono stage. Its a great starter, easy to set up and musical. P3 plus MM phono & cartridge.

I think the Pioneer DD would be the best choice for a first table. Just get your feet wet with analog and see if you want to continue playing records. Some people get too neurotic with record cleaning and turntable setup and constantly worry about whether the record is clean enough, surface noise, VTA, et al, and they decide to stick with cd’s.  Just buy something decent and then upgrade it a year or 2 later if you feel the need.