Best System for Pink Floyd

Well, Mikelavigne, you have me beaten experientially, and I know this will be forever so.

I tend to think the 5.1 system Samuel mentioned might be closer to what Pink Floyd intended (and would have done if the technology existed in the day), based on their complex stereo mixes, and their use of Holophonic processing on "The Final Cut".

I have always thought they endeavored to make their records completely immersive.

On the other hand, I could be completely off track with my line of thinking.

i have no comment on headphones.
Mikelavigne (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

Is this because you've not heard Pink Floyd through headphones?

IMO, one hasn't truly experienced a Pink Floyd album until one has heard it through headphones. Headphones provide the full immersion intended in the recordings.

Only a fool would build a system around ONE group!

Tvad, what headphones/amp did you hear it on?

Tvad,

yes; i've heard Pink Floyd thru headphones, although just lowly Sennheiser HD-580's. there are aspects of the sound which are unique to headphones, but a whole part of the experience is missing. on many Pink Floyd albums headphones do give you a unique 'around and thru the head' soundstage....my room gets most of that and expands the sense of space.

i respect headphone enthusiast's love of the strenghts of headphone listening. i've listened to SOTA headphones at audio shows.....and they do reveal low level information that is very enjoyable. OTOH it is not the physical experience that Pink Floyd, at warp 9, can be experienced in my room. it's cannot be a collective experience, you don't feel 4 15" subwoofers moving air, there is not the 'washing' over you with sound.

my room is designed so i don't need headphones. i do use them for finding spots on the reel to reel tapes while others are listening to other media in my room.