Tekton Double Impacts

Good morning, Charles. It is an amazing record. You are absolutely correct, timeless!

(the album I added was the Bychkov Nutcracker)

Thanks for the suggestion gents. I not only ordered the Coltrane/Hartman cd but a bunch of jazz classics from Miles, Cannonball, Mingus, Lee Morgan and both Coltrane and Hartman. Once I finally get all of my new components having new material to listen to will be fun. Picked up a few Bad Plus cd's also. I'm not familiar with them but look forward to doing so. 

A totally off topic question here. Has anyone experimented with getting their system off the grid? I ask because I noticed dramatic sound improvements from two components of mine that are.....my CF DAC is battery powered and my Vinnie Rossie power supply to my MZ2 is supposedly off the grid using ultra capacitors to provide current. The noise floor was lowered dramatically allowing the music to shine. Just wondering if the rest of my system would benefit from being off the grid and was wondering if others here had tried doing so. 

Tom, I’ve been listening to Steve Coleman’s ’Invisible Paths: First Scattering’ (2007) a lot. As well as Tony Allen ’The Source’ (2017). Give them a listen if you haven’t already.

The Bad Plus is quite a departure from Coltrane/Hartman : ) They have a number of albums, so you’ll have to sort that out (they vary in apporach)...’Made Possible’ leans more mainstream. Or try ’Never Stop.’  @brotw may have some up to date recommendations since he recently heard them live.

Tom,
I posted, on a separate thread, the exact thing you're asking.  We had a power outage this past summer.  I could see my 120 gallon aquarium was not going to do well (stocked with fancy goldfish from Dandy Orandas--right in your neck of the woods Tom). So off I went to Menards very early Saturday.  While I could have gotten by with a very small generator, all they had left was a nearly 2000 watt Generac. Later that evening, via a single 12g extension cord direct to my second system, I was floored by how good that system sounded.  I listened all that evening for hours amazed by what I was hearing.  I can only surmise it was the effect of clean power.  It amazed me. 

Tom, the list of CDs you have ordered is comprised of magnificent jazz musicians. Your system when I heard it was already very good. Given the evolution of this system since then I believe that you have moved upward to a higher tier. You will be swept away by the sheer artistry, emotion and talent these great musicians possess. There will be no looking back from this point onward IMO.
Charles