The Dark Side of the Moon
Original LP-era / early digital cut
Includes sourced DR/loudness notes. Not a full-catalog lab measurement.
- Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.
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How this recording rewards gear
Sonic facets from editorial priors + community chips — not lab measurements.
- Dynamics9.0Early signal
- Soundstage9.5Early signal
- Imaging9.0Early signal
- Bass8.5Early signal
- Midrange8.0Early signal
- Detail / air9.0Early signal
Listening note · The Dark Side of the Moon
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) carries a Hi‑Fi Score of 84 (Early signal). Genres in catalog: progressive rock, art rock.
Edition signal: dynamic-range hint around 11.5. Loudness note: Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence..
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- Remain in Light — Level up via dynamics/detail: Remain in Light by Talking Heads after The Dark Side of the Moon.
- Head Hunters — Level up via dynamics/midrange: Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock after The Dark Side of the Moon.
- Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Level up via detail/dynamics: Ambient 1: Music for Airports by Brian Eno after The Dark Side of the Moon.
Written with AI from HiFi Score signals — not a lab measurement. Confirm on your own system.
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Edition notes
Prefer the cut that rewards your system — not the loudest remaster.
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Verified edition claimThe Dark Side of the MoonOriginal LP-era / early digital cut · 1973
Hi-Fi 84 · DR 11
Sourced evidence for this cut — not a lab waveform of every stream.
Prefer this over later brickwalled remasters for stage and silence.
Before: open black-floor silence and analog bloom. After (loud remasters): compressed punch that flattens microdynamics.
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