Best "dark side of the moon"

You could do a search of the forums as this has been asked many times, IMHO:

1) Japanese "Pro-Use" half speed.

2) Mobile Fidelity UHQR half speed

3) German first pressing (almost a tie with the UHQR but with very different strengths and weaknesses).

4) British Harvest First pressing.

Skip all US pressings including the horrible regular Mobile Fidelity, ditto the standard Japanese release.

Oh, and just so that you can tell your arse from your elbow:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PFArchives/discTOC.htm

Happy hunting.

Tvad, Bill, no intent on harshing anyone's mellow! We all know that I can't hear a damn thing anyway and my compromised hearing is exceeded only by my boorish taste.

Tvad, yes I have been considering moving upmarket to Kenner as well, please contact me off board with your impressions. I really don't want to make the investment and reap only an incremental improvement.

I would say that it is both, and this very much speaks to your point of reference. If you value very, very quiet surfaces, the MoFi or one of the Japanese pressings, is for you. Ditto dynamic range which is excellent. But some of us are not comfortable with the smiley face EQ that was added, boosted bass and treble. It does sound hi-fi and many will prefer that. In the end, as with most things audio, this is simply a matter of taste, and no one is wrong.........except for me, of course.