The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Deluxe Experince Version

The good is the combination of HQ Vinyl and Dolby Atmos Blu-ray - the official songbook with notes and chords as well as lyrics an added bonus and the Black & White full size photograph hardcover book is also cool. The not so much is the repetative discs - seems like they made several discs with exactly the same content - still trying to figure out blu-ray/DVD content - but the ATMOS and UHD stereo is incredible albiet could have been contained one just one Blu-ray - missing are any outakes or different versions of cuts like you got in the Immersion release a few years ago - you do get the live album both on CD and Vinyl.Note: This Box set weighs a TON.... The packaging is the best I have ever seen on a box set - all discs are in separate slipcases so no discs flopping around at bottom of box so no disc scratching - what a relief - I had to send back my Wish you were here Immersion for that reason (scratched discs). The "Single" records in the size of a 45 RPM but with the smaller 33 1/3 RPM spindle holes are cool. Wall Posters look authentic to originals included with original Vinyl release back in 72 (I have it somewhere) & records are heavy gauge, not warped & perfect.. And like I said - the packaging can withstand a nuclear bomb - quadruple boxed... Is it worth the $$$$ - If you are a Pink Floyd Lover and want the ATMOS Mix (the only mix that comes close is the SACD DSD 5.1 surround from 2003 - played on a REAL DSD player not a DSD to PCM decoder.)Added on 5/11/23: I wanted to clarify my last comment comparing the 2003 SACD 5.1 DSD encoded surround mix and the new Dolby ATMOS mix. What I meant to say was the 2003 DSD 5.1 SACD surround mix was the best multi-channel Surround Mix until the new Dolby ATMOS Surround mix found on the 50th Anniversary set only - both are excellent - but the ATMOS is superior assuming you have a properly equipped true Dolby ATMOS setup - meaning a Blu-ray player and surround sound processor that support and can decode the Dolby ATMOS format along with the appropriate number of speakers correctly positioned as per the Dolby ATMOS recommendations. My system uses an Oppo UDP 203 4K BluRay, DVDV, DVDA, SACD, DSD, CD etc... player, an Emotiva RMC-1 Surround Processor supporting Dolby ATMOS, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1, 7.1 PCM & True DSD & DSD over PCM etc.. 3 high powered Subwoofers, main Def Tech (7) speakers powered by 300 Watt / channel amps & 4 10" Toshiba Ceiling speakers (front & Rear ATMOS) @ 100 Watts/channel. High Resolution Audio up 32 Bit @ 384 KBPS by comparison a standard CD is 16 Bit @ 44.1 KBPS audio resolution - Dark Side of the Moon - besides the remixed standard CD there are 5 High Definition mixes of the entire album on the 2 Blu-Ray Discs 1) Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 Mix, 24 Bit/96 KHz per channel 2) Stereo Mix DTS HD-MA 3) Surround 5.1 Mix DTS HD-MA 4) Stereo Mix 24 Bit /192 KHz uncompressed 5) Surround 5.1 Mix 24 Bit /96 KHz uncompressed.DSD via SACD discs has been around for around 30+ years. SACDs were typically packaged as multi-layer discs with a regular CD quality copy of the album included with the High Definition DSD content so that the SACD could be played on regular CD players but when played on a SACD/DSD equipped disc player and a Receiver/Processor that could decode DSD (in either PCM format or True DSD - BEST Quality!) - you would hear the difference whether the DSD copy is in UHD Stereo Audio and/or a 5.1 UHD surround copy of the Album. Some SACDs contained all 3 formats of an Album, Standard CD, DSD UHD Stereo and DSD UHD 5.1 Surround. A fantastic format that unfortunately (like DVD-Audio) did not catch on- more popular in Japan and Europe - the special hardware / software required to read the disc (special laser required in player) and then decode the disc (Processor) - further complicated by copyright protection requirements & licensing for the software and integration - companies like Oppo just added all these formats SACD and DVD-Audio which used the entire capacity of a DVD disc most allocated for video, to expand Audio capacity to support not only bit streamed multi-channel encoded formats like Dolby Surround and DTS MA-HD but also totally uncompressed full bandwidth PCM up to 7.1 uncompressed PCM Audio (Dolby and DTS have some compression using their proprietary encoding/decoding format). SACD used the DSD encoding/decoding to get 5.1 (not sure if it goes up to 7.1) but a very pure and balanced sound with most manual adjustments locked out from user as they did not want the user to mess with their protocol by changing the levels or tone equalization on an individual channel basis, similar to Dolby Atmos - you are locked out from many individual channel fine tuning as the Dolby immersion software does that for you. I hope that streaming does not make obsolete physical media like the BluRay disc - there is no comparison IMHO between a Dolby Atmos Audio only or Audio/Video (e.g. a movie encoded with Atmos sound) on disc vs the same content via streaming.. No Matter how fast your connection is there is always lag and to prevent "complaints from users who bother to report this" the streaming service content providers add COMPRESSION to both the Soundtrack and the Video - so you are not getting the same picture and sound streaming as you do running the disc locally - especially with quality equipment using hardwires to connect the components (not wi-fi). Much better picture and sound.

Everyone knows who Pink Floyd are, everyone knows of Dark Side of the Moon. For the few who don't please read the audio CD reviews for the album, as I'm trying to fill the void for this specific version.Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs or MoFi are a company who release audiophile master recordings. Their efforts are often seen with high appeal due to the astonishing sound quality they provide. They also are known to make great collectibles even when their albums aren't met with the quality audiophile hopefuls expect.You'll be able to depict a MoFi recording by a highlighted color bar on the top of an album. It should say something along the lines of 'Original Master Recording', people will often abbreviate the companies releases to MFSL. Some take the liberty in looking down on this company, but let it be known they are capable of great quality recordings.This particular recording of DSotM is a pleasure on the ears. Though I have herd from the grapevine that the original Harvest issues of this sound better, I can not agree or disagree as I haven't listened to that one. I do own the Capitol U.S. copy and can easily say this is of a higher caliber.You will see some disagree with production of this with remarks of an odd EQ, opinions aside clarity can't be denied (okay that's an opinion as well). The older MFSL releases were released on 'super vinyl', with a claim of them being resilient over time and use. They also go on to claim they don't wear down like other records, hey if you have a bad needle I can assure you it will take its toll on this. All this info can be found as a insert located in the records sleeve (obviously).This isn't a two record set, it is one LP a half-speed master by none other than Stank Ricker! Ricker does well with this having helped create this time consuming technique while working with I believe JVC, then having a good switch to MoFi showing off his methods. Those unfamiliar with his work can find him doing more contemporary work with artist like Wilco and Linkin Park.Musically the album glides, psychedelic flourishes, spin rinsed jazz, glistening single coil guitars, top notch background singers, it stayed in the charts for a reason is what I'm trying to spit out. With an album this good one should treat this music with care, MoFi have done that. From the first time I herd the alarming bells on "Time" I knew this was right, I knew reviews sometimes are unfavorable toward a certain sound, but this clicked for me. The realism I herd made me question (although I knew the answer) whether or not I rigged my speakers with said bells all along the innards of my system.Dynamically too this excels, many records of the 70's were gimped on quality due to inferior recycled vinyl. Another interesting thing to note is the track separation for once on "Speak/Breathe". Now their own entities to shine on your crazy diamond needle/stylus combo.If you are a fan of this album, this genre, this era pick this recording up if cheaply available like its current rate of 20ish bucks. Consult and verify with the seller whether or not this is indeed a somewhat clean copy, and reap the rewards you gathered for a small fee. You can't take back what you've herd. Can you see that sound for me?

A great remastered version of an all time classic album. Worth a listen, very clean sound. Really like it!