Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon -dsd Sac...

Not all SACDs are created equal. Many are simply upsampled CD masters. The specific release (primarily the 2003 30th Anniversary Edition SACD, later repackaged in the Oh, By The Way and Discovery box sets) is sacred because it was remastered by James Guthrie (Pink Floyd’s long-time producer/engineer) directly from the original 16-track analog master tapes.

A properly calibrated to take full advantage of the immersive multi-channel mix.

In 2003, Pink Floyd's record label, EMI, released a special edition of "The Dark Side of the Moon" on DSD SACD. This release was a collaboration between Pink Floyd, engineer James Guthrie, and producer Chris Thomas, who worked together to remaster the original analog tapes using state-of-the-art technology. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon -DSD SAC...

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The superiority of the DSD layer isn't just anecdotal; it is measurable. The late John Atkinson of Stereophile magazine conducted a technical analysis comparing the CD and SACD layers. He found that the CD layer of the 30th-anniversary disc had significant audible clipping, producing a "harsh, bright, and dynamically compressed" sound. In contrast, the data derived from the DSD layer showed , preserving the natural dynamics of the original recording. The CD layer was found to be "louder" and had "over 360 clipped samples" in one channel, confirming the dreaded effects of the "Loudness War" on the Red Book layer, while the SACD layer remained faithful to the original master. Not all SACDs are created equal

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: The audio was mastered directly from the original analog master tapes by Doug Sax and James Guthrie , specifically for the DSD format. A properly calibrated to take full advantage of

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon Super Audio CD (SACD) Hybrid Multichannel