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Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition |
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Amazon Sales Rank: 687
Release Date: 2003-03-25
Publisher: Capitol
Type: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
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The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.
Average Rating: 
Review: 2008-10-25
Stunning!
There are a few nay-sayers among the reviews of this album, and to them I say:
This album is billed as the 30th Anniversary Edition. That's "edition", not re-release. The word strongly implies "somehow different" and this album is definitely different. The only reason to buy it, in my opinion, is to upgrade your historical collection of "Dark Side" to the newest and dramatically improved technology, and perhaps to hear a different opinion on how the mixdown should be done. Audiophile purists continue to sneer at "CD" technology, and for a few good reasons. The sampling frequency is such that subtle overtones in the uppermost registers which contribute to spatial imaging are lost or trashed. SACD essentially solves that problem. But the big deal with this release is in the 5.1 track.
Surely, Pink Floyd intended to flabbergast the listener with spatial imaging of sounds, both eclectic and traditional, when this album was first released. But the technology just wasn't up to the task, to say the least. Now, however, the technology is unquestionably up to the task, and this album is a completely stunning example of a "blow you away" example of what 5.1 (or higher) surround is meant to provide.
For anyone who has found the motivation (and $$) to upgrade their system to high quality audiophile grade components configured for 5.1 (or higher) surround sound, this album is an absolute MUST HAVE!
The only indication on the album cover to suggest this is anything other than a regular CD is the tiniest of notices in a little square on the back which states, if you have a microscope to read it, that this album is a hybrid SACD. Oooooh, what a massive understatement! The subsonic information from the original tapes is ALL there! The image field is huge and constantly in motion. This is a new acoustic experience! Particularly for the fortunate folks who have ability to reproduce the lowest fundamentals of pipe organ, this album will rock your listening room! Please, do not expect to "appreciate" this album in your car... this album was not intended to be schlepped into a car CD player or, God forbid, an MP3 player. Yuck.
Review: 2008-10-21
Enjoying it for 35 years
I was 17 when this album was released, and I continue to enjoy it after all these years. It's part of the soundtrack of my life!
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Amazon List Price: $18.98
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