So I have finally narrowed my speaker choices down to two things after a couple of weeks of going around and auditioning speakers. Either the mackie HR824 studio monitors or because of the recent review on this site, the usher S-520 which I will probably get to listen next weekend. In either case I wanted to get a good cd player but don't want to spend more than $400 on one. I was going to get the top of the line denon 5 disc changer but was wondering of other options.