I hope I made good choices with new gear. Comments?

@toddsyr - I’m a bucket-list audiophile who started from scratch about 10yrs ago. Since I was 55 I didn’t want to start at the bottom. So for years of intensive research, trying to demo the best sound I could find at audio shows and audio stores then try to duplicate the sound at home within budget. I find component comparisons invaluable in making  price/performance value judgments. I constructed a ridiculously large spreadsheet with many tabs. 

From demoing many speakers, there are many that sound great, but very few “resonates” with me - makes you stop, sit down, and the music pulls you in.  This is what I meant when I say the preferred Sonics is subjective, that it’s best to demo yourself to find what you like at your price point. 

Thank you all for the latest posts. I have to keep this reply rather brief as my work day was interrupted for a couple hours while I straightened out a big mess. 

My Parasound preamp was ordered. Long story short, the vendor couldn't get that model anymore. Parasound is out of stock and I'm told they don't plan on restocking those. Okay, buy one from somewhere else. Good luck! I finally found the last new one probably anywhere at Audio Advisor. Caleb there was a big help!

Better outlets. Definitely in the not so distant future. 

Streaming. I'm just not into it enough. Maybe when I have more free time after retirement. 

Yes, Mike, I mostly play CDs and the occasional cassette through a Harmon Kardon TD4800. That's mostly for some old Zep bootlegs. Satellite radio once in a great while just to see if I hear something I forgot about but gotta have. No turntable. 

My speakers. I like 'em, I'm keeping 'em. Had one pair redone a while back. 

Whole house sure protection. Definitely looking into. 

I appreciate each and every one's input but I'm shot. Have a good night folks.

@toddsyr  if you are dead set on keeping the speakers, Then you should really be thinking about getting the best dac you can afford for the money. everything else, I think in your setup, is perfect. But dacs are really important for CD playback and streaming ( even though you don't think you're going to get into it very far . You probably will). 

@toddsyr This DAC ought to rock your boat. 

A CD player is essentially a DAC+transport in a single box. 

In the last 10 years digital audiophile DAC Sonics has progressed greatly.   Although some CD Players are exceptions and can be competitive usually at higher price points, the stand alone DAC will typically significantly outperform internal CD player DACs.

 +1 DAC upgrade. Perhaps the OPs CD player can be used as a transport?