Ultimate Dark Side of the Moon recording?

[chase]

i am listening to the dvd-a right now. it is truly awesome.

 

[drarthurwells]

I will fifth the Mobile Fidelity SL Gold CD

 

[babyoh]

Is the original MFSL UltraDisc better sounding than the later MFSL UltraDisc II release with the GAIN system? Thanks!

 

[zotjen]

Sorry to revive this thread and bring up this subject again, but today I came across a used copy of DSOTM and I'm wondering which version it is. Is this the original CD release? The circle with the text is on the cover of the booklet. The back of the CD has absolutely no text on it so I'm not sure what year it's from.

 

[mysticaldodo]

How does the MOFI LP version of DSOM fare amongs all the great stuff here?

Thats the only one I've heard so no idea how it compares with everything mentioned here, and it sounds way better the MOFI Ziggy Stardust which was average sounding to me.

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by a529612 Is the original MFSL UltraDisc better sounding than the later MFSL UltraDisc II release with the GAIN system? Thanks!

yes, it is quieter than than the UDII by a good margin.. If you can, always look to obtain the UDI's cut in Japan..

 

[seefeel]

Wasn't there some issue with "timing" or something that they apparently "fixed" on the 30th Anniv. SACD Edition? How does that factor into the differences between the older versions?

 

[PsychoZX]

Imo the best copies are as follows:

CD: Toshiba/EMI Black Triangle (Yes even better than the MFSL CD)
Vinyl: MFSL UHQR (Perhaps the Ultimate copy of DSOTM period)

 

[LFF]

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Originally Posted by PsychoZX Vinyl: MFSL UHQR (Perhaps the Ultimate copy of DSOTM period)

Completely agree. I have this on CD and its AMAZING!

 

[PsychoZX]

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Originally Posted by LFF Completely agree. I have this on CD and its AMAZING!

YGPM

 

[LFF]

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Originally Posted by PsychoZX YGPM

 

[gordolindsay]

http://www.pinkfloydcd.com/DARKside/...DP7460012.html

I just purchased this disc from a forum member over at SH for $20. The consenses is that this disc is the same or very very close to the Japan Black Triangle with the non-TO in the matrix. Which would be this one minus the "TO" in the matrix number:

http://www.pinkfloydcd.com/DARKside/JapanCP353017.html

Supposedly the "Holy Grail" of DSOTM.

 

[Mastergill]

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Originally Posted by gordolindsay http://www.pinkfloydcd.com/DARKside/...DP7460012.html I just purchased this disc from a forum member over at SH for $20. The consenses is that this disc is the same or very very close to the Japan Black Triangle with the non-TO in the matrix. Which would be this one minus the "TO" in the matrix number: http://www.pinkfloydcd.com/DARKside/JapanCP353017.html Supposedly the "Holy Grail" of DSOTM.

I don't know where this myth come from but i guess it's too late to debunk now. Those first Pink-Floyd release under the label Harvest/EMI, even the first ones pressed in Japan are really bad sounding. These were my first CDs purchase back in 1984, so i think i know how they sound. All MFSL release trounce them. The best DSOTM on CD is probably the first MFSL edition "Ultradisc" pressed in Japan. This was the golden age of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab IMO. (They used other AD converters that i found slightly cold for 'Ultradisc II' and 'Ultradisc II - gain system')

You know, these guys at Steve Hoffman forum are not really what i would call 'hardcore audiophile'.

They certainly have knowledge about how many versions have been realised and so on...But IMO they are more Collectors than Audiophiles...and guess what, Collectors will always praise and pay premium for the rarest, hard to find item.

 

[gordolindsay]

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Originally Posted by Mastergill I don't know where this myth come from but i guess it's too late to debunk now. Those first Pink-Floyd release under the label Harvest/EMI, even the first ones pressed in Japan are really bad sounding. These were my first CDs purchase back in 1984, so i think i know how they sound. All MFSL release trounce them. The best DSOTM on CD is probably the first MFSL edition "Ultradisc" pressed in Japan. This was the golden age of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab IMO. (They used other AD converters that i found slightly cold for 'Ultradisc II' and 'Ultradisc II - gain system') You know, these guys at Steve Hoffman forum are not really what i would call 'hardcore audiophile'. They certainly have knowledge about how many versions have been realised and so on...But IMO they are more Collectors than Audiophiles...and guess what, Collectors will always praise and pay premium for the rarest, hard to find item.

I suppose I'll find out once I recieve it, I have a copy of the MFSL. So if the MFSL is better then I only "lost" $20 on it but if it's better then I lucked out I suppose.

 

[Aman]

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Originally Posted by LFF I must revise my opinion above - the BEST DSOTM I have heard is the MFSL UHQR release. Blows away all the rest.

Agreed!

But I don't know what kind of quality you're expecting to find here. Dark Side of the Moon was never a good-sounding album to begin with.