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What's your profession? Age?
20, Philosophy/ poli-sci student. My system is worth about$2150 Canadian ($1500US) and cost about half that on an assortment of deals and used items. 
Jazz recommendations for a beginner?
I would recomend Don Shirley as an instermental jazz artist- his sound is quite diffret from that of Davis and Coltrane. As for vocal music Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan are both quite good (as are many others). I would also recomend Ellington'... 
Music Hall or Rega TT
I have a rega turntable (p2), and, givin the price, have no complaints. The tonearm is good, and the p3's rb300 is one I have seen paried with much more expensive tables. 
New to vinyl, which turntable, etc?
I have a rega planar 2 I bought used with a rb250 arm for about $250, with the adition of a super bias cart (also rega) it would be in your budget. Regarding the buying of used vinal- some of the records I have sound very clean, while others have ...