Best System for Pink Floyd

As a long time Pink Floyd fan since 1968, I have always used their music when selecting components. As they still are my favorite group even after 42 years, I always get something new when listening to their music.

My present system reproduces their music very satisfactory to me. Click on my "system" link for a glimpse, and if you like you can leave me feedback regarding my system. I have been fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd (all 4 of them) play together 7 times, also 3 times without Roger Waters, and David Gilmour 1 time in New York on his last tour. He had The deceased Richard Wright playing keyboards that evening and the crowning jewel of the show was when they did "Echo's" in its entirety. I also saw Roger Waters 1 time when he did "The Dark Side Of The Moon" tour

Bob

Best listening sessions EVER of this legendary recording? Get the very best headphones and amplification you can afford. The genius of this music is in the mix and little bits and bytes of sprinkled detail all over the recording. Try it with cans around 1am - you will experience it as never before.

No reason for any system not to play any Fink Ployd music,
as they are all superbly recorded and engineered.IMHO.

On the track 'The Happiest days of our lives' off of 'The Wall', after the helicopter lands in the room and he says 'laddie, yes you, stand still laddie', when he hits the hi-hat I can hear harmonics (or something) that I only hear when played on vinyl.
I will be able to listen again to Floyd on Vinyl (woohoo)as I am in the UK next month.

Sonicbeauty

Yes, a good point re headphones....but still not as much fun as speakers which can resolve all the weird detail, while imaging well.

Hence, my question.

I disagree with the idea that anything which can play loud and/or low is up to the task.

a few points;

-the ideal Pink Floyd system must do scale and space very well.

-you must have a great tt to be able to hear everything that Roger Waters 'Amused to Death' original pressing tells you. much of the out of phase 'Q' sound information info is lost on less than SOTA tt's. also the UHQR of DSOTM is pretty damn good.

-it does not hurt to have a great reel to reel machine to play 15ips 1/4" master dubs of 'Wish You Were Here' and 'DSOTM'.

--your room needs lots of deep bass capability and be coherent on peaks for 'Fearless' from Meddle to sound ideal.

i like my room/system for all those attributes including the appropriate software. i know there are other issues but those are important.