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Best sounding CD of Brass?
Either of these from Chesky Feeling Back - Chuck Mangione One on One - Clark Terry Both great sound -AND great albums 
The best CD Player for the money
I found a used Arcam alpha 8se right here, used for $750 and am very happy with it. I am surprised not one person mentioned Arcam.. especially the FMJ... 
Best new amp under $2k?
After reading that article in Stereophile, it helped me to make the desecion to buy a Belles 150A, what also helped was that I found a 3 channel version right here for $750. I thought the 3 channel would be better for me, driving my B&W N805 a... 
Best "Bookshelves" for $500? new or used
you might get lucky and be able to find the B&W CDM1 SE's now that the CDM1 NT's are out. That would be my choice for your budget. For a bit more you might find the 805 matrix... 
Bryston 3B ST or McCormack DNA 1
Thanks all. Just wanted to let you all know that I did purchase a 3 channel Belles 150A. 
Jazz Recommendations
Just reading this post made me go put Kind of Blue on. I bough a new amp recently and haven't "tested" it listening to this.