hans, i was there a couple of weeks ago looking for an integrated amp. i listed a couple of them (models/prices) at wiredstate. with regards to cd players, there are tons of them out there. i saw were denons, onkyos, a lot of sonys, and a whole lot more (japanese market -only victors, mitsubishis). i was eyeing a marantz.
i suggest you bring a pen and paper to list down all the models you like and look them up on the net (unless of course you intend to buy right there and then). problem i encountered when i was looking for an integrated, when i searched the item on the internet, almost all (if not all) of the results returned were either european or japanese sites as these products were intended for that region only.
anyways, i was able to get a harman kardon integrated (not at the pier) through the ads so i had to abort the pier purchase. good luck!