Pink Floyd Dark Side comparison?

MFSL the reference standard for years? Are you kidding? The standard MoFi is not particularly good in any of its iterations. Both an early German pressing and British Harvest just slay it. The MoFi UHQR is quite, quite, nice. But again, the Japanese Pro Use half speed wipes the floor with it. Get yourself a nice copy.

Yes, Toshiba, I think, Japanese Pro Use. The same with Wish You Were Here. But it will cost you.

OK. But I was asking about the comparison of the EMI newest remaster vs the MFSL edition.

Marty's right, the MFSL versions are lousy in the context of others.

I'll probably buy the new EMI for comparison to the rest of my DSOTM collection but I'm not really optimistic about it.

For me the original UK and US pressings are the gold standard. My other favorites include:

EMI EMS80324 (Japan)
HARVEST 1C06205249Q (German Quad mix)
HARVEST 8556731 (UK Centenary release)
EMI EMLF97002 (Japan) This is the "pro series" copy alluded to earlier

YMMV

I think the guy is asking about CD versions and getting answers in vinyl....:-)

I have the new remaster and the Mofi version on CD but I haven't dome a comparative listen.

Certainly the new CD had a nice balance of detail and smooth sound...indeed it sounded very warm from memory it would appear to be the "best" CD version.