Dark Side of the Moon [Gold CD]

Pink Floyd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD
• Label: Mobile Fidelity
• ASIN: B000000IRB
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,538 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Speak to Me

2. Breathe

3. On the Run

4. Time

5. The Great Gig in the Sky

6. Money

7. Us and Them

8. Any Colour You Like

9. Brain Damage

10. Eclipse

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can get higher volume, but the quality falls with it., March 6, 2006

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M. Mangano (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Side of the Moon (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful version of a wonderful album. One of the best things about the Mobile Fidelity CDs is that they allow a far better dynamic range in the music. Most CDs are engineered for maximum volume, at the price of music quality. There is a limit to how loud any sound on a CD can be. To make it sound louder the engineer compresses the sound, making more of the middle level sounds reach this maximum, causing a muddiness that can't be EQ'd out. MFSL Ultradisks will not sound as loud or blown out as a normal CD, and some people can't hear the difference in quality this allows because they're used to listening to garbage. Loudness is not quality, neither is the artificial emphasis that some engineers put on the highs to compensate for the horrible compression that has to be used to make a CD sound louder. The tremendous improvement in imaging this version has is instantly obvious to me. If it isn't loud enough invest in a better pre-amp. Your system isn't as good as you thought it was - just loud.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Sound You Can Get, January 5, 2006

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Aleksander Sloboda - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Side of the Moon (Audio CD)

I had many issues of this album. I had it on LP, on ordinary CD, on CD from the Box Set and Japan LP version. I also listen and compared MOFI CD with SACD version. In the end MOFI Gold disc sounds the best. For those who have difficulty hearing I recommend syringing their ears first.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dark Side of the Moon - MFSL Gold Version, April 4, 2007

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Bret A. Dagostino "BD" (Milford, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Side of the Moon (Audio CD)

This recording speaks for itself in terms of production quality; this is a long-standing reference recording. The MFSL Gold CD version of this CD is EXCELLENT. I have been a part of the ultra high-end audio industry for over 30 years and only listen to reference quality systems; this transfer is incredibly well done. There are no gain (volume issues) or any lack of resolution in any area. I don't think the performance advantages over the standard and SACD versions are subtle. This is well worth the investment, and becoming rare. Buy it while its available ~