Quadraphonic Front/Rear Comparison of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' by Alan Parsons

[@aaronmccall3849]

An obvious understatement but it can't be stated enough that Pink Floyd were LIGHT YEARS ahead of their time. Just a truly amazing band. The greatest of the 20th century IMO.

i love you man !

[@ampzamp]

...greater than Beethoven

[@candymintz]

yeah

[@nmol9733]

Greatest ever I'd say

[@steve1962]

This album is my favourite of all time.........the first time I heard it with headphones on as an 11 year old I was AMAZED. The best they did, and it will never be surpassed.

[@metoo5159]

The Alan Parsons quad mix was released in the 70's on quad 8-track and SQ vinyl records

[@tonycaramete8989]

music is literally the food of our souls ... God himself has a personal choir formed by millions of voices to which there's new ones added day by day

[@MarmicMinipark1]

I totally agree with you brother, very well put. Thank you Jesus

[@x666x34b]

Here's hoping you join the chorus soon.

[@firstandlast8674]

We had the same receiver back in the late 70's and through the 80's. The headphones it came with and the sound this thing generates is phenomenal. I was 11yo when The Wall came out and listened to it religiously on this system with the Quadraphonic HeadPhones. I miss that sound. Just looking at this receiver in your video gave me the feels! Thanks for the vid.

[@mistermarcel22]

Good to have such worthwhile rememberance. I self have a old Sanyo from my parents That brings me everytime back to my youth.

[@cheeseburgerplz]

That transition from Us And Them to Any Colour You Like... God Damn

[@Matt67290]

I'm here because of the "Queen Studio Experience" in Montreux (Switzerland). If you have the chance to visit Montreux, you have to see and hear this. Quadraphonic is incredible, hearing it in real life is such an amazing experience! It makes you REdiscover songs that you already know. Goose bumps is defenetly garrantied! Thank you for your video, it's a bit like living this again. Your switchings and mixing sounds really good even in headphones. Love it!

[@alwaysopen7970]

You had to have been a teen in the mid 70s to fully appreciate quadraphonic stereos.

[@theartist124]

Though they were touring in the 90’s and still playing in Quad, which really is the best!

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

THUMBS UP if you are thinking of building a QUAD setup after watching this video! :)

[@lynday-jones1792]

I have just put together a Sony DA2400 surround sound amp with four Wharfdale Dovedale speakers and purchased the Dark Side of the Moon Immersion box set. The Blu-ray disc has the Alan Parsons Dark Side of the Moon 4.0 Quad mix 96khz/24bit which has just totally blown me away. It took me a while to figure out how to set up the system to reproduce the true quad sound but was so worth it and would recommend to any true Floyd fan. Was like being back at Knebworth in 75. Wish you were here Immersion box set is also in Quad and a true remarkable experience.

[@amatoryrose]

You have no idea how much this video has helped me! I have to write a paper that links Pink Floyd to Inverse Square Law and I think I found it and if I'm correct this whole inverse square law makes total sense to me now. I've always loved Pink Floyd but hearing it this way even on home system makes me enjoy it that much more. Thank you for taking the time to post it!

[@AndrewNeilBaird]

Old Eric from toll cross Edinburgh had an extensive library of ex studio 15ips reel to reel tape . One of which was this album , in quadraphonic, from the 70's . With a six pack of Guinness and some number 6 "ciggy" we listened to it all the way through . Twice . Through 2 amps and 2 pairs of Bose 601 speakers . It is astonishing. The footsteps run rings around you !!! He also had loads of Stones early Jass music . Much missed is Eric ..😢

[@ArshadHaroon]

This is a "WOW" explanation and I must appreciate this demonstration. Job well done.

[@Meteotrance]

im very impressed by those vintages Quadrophonic mix tape, sound even better than the remastered SACD version ^^ damn it's warm and full of bass.

[@ivansbacon]

digital sucks.

[@brandon1492]

Amazing. I love hearing what was intended. If that makes me an audiophile, SO BE IT!

[@jesspu8707]

I'm not alone in my search for that 70's quadraphonic sound, grate video

[@evandromadeira3114]

Simply sensational, the *quadraphonic effect* of the audio recorded on this record!... The other day I criticized a video whose *audio track is monophonic* and the guy who posted the video was dying to punch me in the face (he just didn't hit me because he wasn't near me physically, but "virtually" via the Internet )!... He's one of those guys who have very waxy ears and can't even tell the difference between "stereophonic sound" and "monophonic sound". He should watch this video of yours, so he can be moved by these wonderful effects that I'm hearing right now!... I still have *Pink Floyd* original vinyl records, *"The Dark Side Of The Moon"* in the *"normal 2-channel stereo"* version released in 1973, and also in the *"quadraphonic"* version (with the *"SQ Quadraphonic System"* logo on the label and cover of the record) released in 1974. And the difference is unbelievable!... *Thank you so much* for posting this video!... I really *loved watching it* !...

[@laserfloyd]

Ok. I need one of these quadraphonic receivers in my life. I have no room for it but... I still need it. Thanks for posting!

[@phin12710]

I've been into Quadraphonic since 1975 when I got my first Quad receiver. It never gets old for me because there's always something new in it that you haven't heard before.

[@theartist124]

Thank You for this, I remember it well!

[@The90sGamingGuy]

That gear is just beautiful and the sound of the quad wow. Hearing this makes me want to dig out my DSTOM Immersion box set If my future girl friend ever says something like that then i would leave her and find one that is into music. All my girl friends in the past were either Pink Floyd fans or i got them into Pink Floyd by simply playing some of the bands best tracks.

[@dxhighendamplifiers]

After marriage she gonna say: - "Remove these speakers from MY living room".... ahahahahahah!

[@AlbertoDati]

Amazing video, thank you man! I can hear things I never heard, though I listen to this thing since my birth. The job of Parsons is brilliant here as elsewhere.

[@laurapac]

This is so wonderful! I'd love to be in your quad room.

[@TheNikinikitembo]

The world needs headphones that can deliver front/back separately. They may be the size of a helmet, but I'll buy it.

[@grod75]

@gilmour509 I really admire your focus on details about music, man, and I appreciate the work you put on this... Nice audio system setup, one of the greatest albums of all time... Just great, thanks a lot!!!

[@CZRXCZR]

I want this installed in my car

[@ayra_c3781]

CZRXCZR Me too fucking hell.

[@sjmuffler1]

I learned to drive on a 1969 Camaro convertable with an 8 track quadrophonic stereo. It's been done!

[@joecharles7081]

Give me four of them, each room in the house.

[@socalltd]

Find any full-size Ford, Lincoln/Mercury with the optional quad 8-Track system.

[@BioCYTE1]

Awesome Evan, great post. The effects at 2:44 are stunning even through a severely degraded KZbin experience. I can only begin to imagine what this sounds like in the quadronaut's room. Good luck when construction on the man cave begins, she'll understand. - Lj

[@MrRandomSong]

MOTHER OF GOD, TELL ME ABOUT THAT MASSIVE TURBO

[@chrisefc3579]

Incredible video. Sat here mesmerised.

[@chroniciguana402]

Thanks to this, was motivated to do some troubleshooting. Finally figured out why my system was off. It's red to red ... and using the correct terminals likely also helps.

[@MarkPowells]

These days, it would be far easier (and much better sound quality) to use two identical stereo integrated amps or four monoblock power amps with two preamps and four identical speakers than an old quad receiver. You would have the same source as here (four track digital). I'd be tempted to use the newer D-class amps as monoblocks to keep the cost down.

[@kronometron1034]

Now I feel like I've never heard Pink floyd before.

[@aa-vg9yn]

now we just need Wizard of Oz released in 3D; start DSotM when the clouds passes through the MGM lions ears.

[@peterd121]

The original 1973 True Discrete Quadraphonic mix by Alan Parsons has been issued in original 4.0 format (together with James Guthrie's 5.1 surround mix 2003) on DVD-Audio Disc 3 as part of the IMMERSION EDITION BOX SET (6 Discs) by EMI music label.

[@saucerful4351]

I want to buy that set but am trying to figure out how I would play it. My quad system consists of matching stereo tube amps and matching bookshelf speakers. Do I just buy a DTS capable DVD player and connect it as aux inputs? I am confused about the difference between 5.1 surround and pure quad and the fact that the channel outputs are labeled 5.1 and also what's up with the high resolution stuff? Sorry, I know nothing about home theater video.

[@gasolineandwine]

This is so incredibly fascinating, and as a composer myself, the idea of mixing music in this sort of quadraphonic enviroment is so incredible.

[@mikodelacruz]

damn thats a big ass turbo

[@tomb375]

Awesome sound. Nice job, I love FLOYD!!

[@Momentary_Lapse_Of_Putin]

+1

[@saw2much68]

Thanks for the memories... I owned 2 Quad receivers Sansui QRX-6500 the other a Pioneer that lost one channel light. I bought it used and wish i'd never sold the first. BTW i still have my AKAI -1730-SS discrete quad reel to reel in great shape. It has it's own built in amp and speakers.

[@MrAtheodorou]

Are you ever going to be in the middle of the orchestra in order to need back channels?

[@roastbeef240]

That is a rather large turbo sitting on the ground, what is that going on and can we be friends? Haha, your videos are awesome! You have inspired me to get a turntable, even though I've got plenty on my PC.

[@redrover8635]

I just love the vintage receiver they have such better look and feel the knobs operate so smoothly.

[@ivansbacon]

Girlfriend says "your quad thingy needs to be put away". Nope, Girlfriend is put "away". Home, home again. There is no way to convey the quad experience on youtube or any stereo, you just need to hear on a quadraphonic unit with four matched speakers. I have the Japanese QS quad mix, the Australian SQ version and the parsons digital. I have three quad receivers. Vinyl is the only way. "Haven't you heard"

[@matiaslucasroger]

10:06 that bass!!!

[@Meteotrance]

Im also very interested by real vintage Stereo separation of the 50's 60's, like the old RCA records, nothing to compare with today, over compressed and squashy monaural stereo mix. If you know how to use Haas Effect and also phase reversing, stereo Mid/Side widener and other stereo trick, you can do a real fake Dolby Surround Prologic II mix, it's work perfectly, if you respect some stereo rules.

[@texatexa]

Is this possible on a 5.1 system (surround)?

[@HAPPYTHELEAF]

Us and Them my all time favourite piece of music just the greatest ever composition

[@EoLoVoX]

Oh man, I wish I could experience this mix with a quad setup! A friend of mine just picked up the DSotM Immersion Box and I'm pretty jealous, especially of this mix. Maybe some day. Meanwhile, Evan, thanks for sharing this!

[@nexgenhippy]

is quad on vinyl discrete 4 channel or is it matrix decoded?

[@78tranzamman43]

What's nice with this is that there is a dedicated knob for each feature so you can quickly change the settings. With new equipment, you need to toggle through multiple menus, or sometimes even need to have your system hooked up to the viewing source in order to make settings. Such a pain in the ass.

[@adaum4534]

And the old receiver knobs have a click you can feel and hear, it’s satisfying

[@carlosestrada4556]

Its a dream

[@alex.username]

briliant demonstration

[@mauroarriagada]

Thank you! awesome video. I think is worth to do it without skipping songs!

[@alohamario3739]

isnt this surround sound????

[@dikapermaana]

Gokilll bro, teman2ku harus mendengarkan ini

[@DarrellS54]

Nice setup! I could use that in my living room too.:) Thanks for sharing.

[@atco21117]

A very nice demonstration of how Quad is. Not easy to do to explain those who never knew about Quad before. Your "Quad Center Thingy" is great!! -- Atco

[@comradeboris]

absolutely brilliant. your set-up is fantastic......and that is a beastly looking turbo you have sitting there ;)

[@jotape1960]

It's a shame KZbin doesn't have a real multichannel audio system to let us to feel the real quad experience!!!

[@AdamBuker]

I have this on vinyl with SQ quad encoding. If I bought two more speakers, I'd be able to hear the f/r separation again. Listening to it in quad on vinyl is simply amazing.

[@Bigron865]

Awesome! You are great at this stuff. Keep it up. All us music/stereo nuts just love it!

[@Ricktpt1]

Thanks for the post! Very informative!

[@mrbeetlejuice2112]

I love it on my Bose surround sound and fortunately I have had the experience of listening to this on a Sansui 4 channel growing up tripping the way it was meant to be

[@trevorspiro945]

Wow! I had the same receiver in my quadraphonic setup in the 1970's - and the same album! I know what you mean.

[@GTI1dasOriginal]

yep. ;) Input source: Front L + R, Rear L + R. Output speakers: Front L + R, Rear L + R.

[@AnthonyMaw]

Is the demonstration based on the four channel Alan Parsons master tape or the quadrophonic vinyl album release ? Yeah very impressive to be "Inside the Moon"

[@PJDooWop]

I have to be honest, I was never a Pink Floyd fan. However, I can see how this could be captivating in Quad. It might be one of those things that you have to hear in Quad in order to truly appreciate.

[@varunbhattacharyya9356]

How do you get surround sound out of a laptop 's headphone jack?

[@varunbhattacharyya9356]

Please help. I downloaded the dsd surround sound files for this album and I have a surround sound system and amp that is capable of playing back those files. but for some reason half of the audio channels don't play like in the song money it misses the left channel . the speakers are properly calibrated and their positions are all checked

[@krypto_9872]

Works with headphones if you use Virtual Surround sound but it's way better with speakers.

[@robertdavis5714]

Excellent demo, been into Stereos since late 1970's and never heard anything (mixing) like that.

[@GGiblet]

why would anyone dislike this? great demonstration! :) and we all admire your fabbo setup

[@slyspy9819]

Truly amazing , It would have been a great format which we all would've loved , it's to bad so many obstacles kept it from being mass produced .

[@christianheidt5733]

Beautiful amp! & great album.

[@vemg]

15:20 "I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon" MY God those female vocalists sound amazing

[@richardcrook2112]

They're coming out of the rear speakers as well, when he switches to front they disappear.

[@kfl611]

I want to be a quadranaut wen I grow up.

[@mmma4096]

Did you sold the Kenwood or still have? Thanks

[@ebarbie5016]

It can be easily encoded as a 2 channel Dolby pro logic 2 and reproduced by any av receiver. It can be done using any audio editor...

[@nexgenhippy]

dolby analog surround dont have 2 full range back speakers.

[@ebarbie5016]

@@nexgenhippy Old Dolby didn't, the new version is a 0.2 matrix that can be encoded up to 7.1 full-range channels. The only limitation is the limited channel separation.

[@varians]

Hi, Can you make Stereo CD's and Music on a Ipod in to Quadraphonic Sound? So I have a cd player and Ipod and would like to make the music on them in to Quadraphonic Sound for recoding on to a reel to reel Quadraphonic tape player. What kind of computer software I would need? What the name of the computer software? Where would I get the computer software? How much does the computer software cost? Email me back. Thanks, Varian

[@krypto_9872]

@dandanthetaximan you can have 5.1 and 4.0 flac files but you can't burn them to CD. And most players only play it downmixed or just the front L-R. You would need a Virtual surround sound or sound sound dac to play them or burn them to a blu ray

[@wldw10]

That's amazing! Nice set up!

[@ReelX1]

yes YOU CAN INSTALL THIS IN YOUR CAR. Lincoln, Rolls royce and some other up brands took quadraphonic sound under their wing and in some years, around 76 to 79 , the after years of quadro, they installed quadrasonic 8track players factory wise in their luxury brands. And we all know , everyone can get a Lincoln and even a Rolls for neat money. a high change you will find a working quadro player inside, usually bypassed or not even wired in. AND YES, the Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon was normally available at the time. Ebay still comes up with one or two, not cheap stuff obviously but indeed: highly recommanded for your car high fidelity system from the late 70's . enjoy all.

[@DanJohansonNYC]

KLH 's ..... ?

[@normatible9795]

Great. I can distinctly hear nick drums

[@PJDooWop]

I think it can be done with a 5.1 dac. The main problem you'll run into is finding software that will support 5 channels. What you may need to do is get standard R+L recordings for front and back and then sync up the open reel recording.

[@arnaldoamaral57]

Isso sim é quadraphonico!!!!

[@TheBudgie29]

When Girlfriends start to Say things like that, Means their thinking of Baby's. Keep the kit Get Rid of the Girlfriend. There are More of them out there but This Kit Is Rare. I Want One Love It. How Come Modern Surround with all It's Gadgetry Cannot Produce this Kind of Sound. H.

[@tripjet999]

Spelling/grammar checker on Aisle 9, please.

[@anthony2009accord]

how did you do this through your computer? what kind of wire is plugged into to the headphone jack? please let me know, thanks

[@Youcanthandlethetruthok]

+Anthony Johnson In the description field you can see more details. He used a desktop computer that had a multichannel audio card. The outputs on that card are most likely standard headphone jack. You would need a 1/8 inch to male rca cable, four of them. I hope this helps.

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

the quad mixed to stereo was 'bootlegged' pirated and avaliable from NAPSTER, i got the quad vinyl and it works just fine in stereo...

[@rickster4u2007]

what a beautiful receiver

[@spooninspoon]

That is something else man,very cool...

[@jonathanhernandez4304]

I'm glad you did this demo. I have a Sansui QRX 7500a. The "a" was the designation for Sansui's upgraded quad IC chip. Your Kenwood's sound is great, comparable to the Sansui's 5500 and 7500 before the "a" chip. But, with the enhancement my rear channels VU meters are way more active and the separation is even better. Also, bass moves from front to back in certain songs. This I never experienced with my Sansui 5500 non "a". Do, if Kenwood produced an upgraded IC circuit before quad died, you may want to listen to one. I still love my Sansui QRX 5500, BUT the QRX 7500a is better. Either way, I'll never get rid of my quad, and my friends agree even after comparing Pink Floyd in Surround 5.1 they prefer the old quad mix by far.

[@mannachek]

The quad format of DSOTM was SQ. Kenwood was not known for a quality SQ decoder, yet the separation sounds amazing. What am I missing?

[@saucerful4351]

I don't think he's playing SQ. He is somehow playing the pure quad tracks (which likely match the UK quad 8-track) that are on DVD disc 3 of the DSOTM immersion set available at Amazon per his URL).

[@juancoronado144]

That was fun playing and making Adjustments on a quad four electronic equipment

[@BryWithY1]

My Onkyo is picking up the Pro Logic II even when you switch. Very interesting. I expected it to follow the switch, but it is still distributing all channels in a logical way through all 7 speakers

[@gunfloyd]

Hello! I have a quasar 2300 quad receiver. Just a doubt, please: to hear in quad way, i have to select de option MATRIX or the option A+B? And, anyway, what’s the difference between these options??

[@beatnikcafe]

I wish I could get a hold of the quad stems because I'd like to be able to study it by playing back from inside a DAW and then connected directly to 4 speakers. Do you know if it's simple/possible to get the separated quad channels from the CD box set (the posted link above)?

[@Aleziss]

OMG... my dad used to have that amp with a panasonic quad channel turn table but we were never able to make this work... I remember watching those VU meters while listening to music with big white headphones that were noise cancelling and I could not hear anything besides that was playing ! many many years ago !

[@johncliff996]

Ho my god. I want my Kenwood quad tuner amp back. Had one back in the 70's when I was in Germany. A pair of Wharfdale Kingsdales on the front and a pair of Dovedales on the rear. A Lenco Deck with a skeleton head shell fitted with a Shure N55 cartridge tracking under 1 gram. One weekend we thought the block was empty so my beloved suggested can we try out full power in quad. The front door bell rang, it was one of the wife's from the 4th floor pleading to be let in. her husband was on duty and she on her own was so pleased we were still in. I use to play most of my stereo stuff in RM (Regular Matrix). This did a good job of providing a quad effect from stereo. That was one of the big problems with quad. There was not enough choice of media out in vinyl Quad, or it was which system do I go for due to no compliance between manufacturers. Big shame.

[@babylemonade2868]

I still think the quad mix is the best. I had the quad record and didn’t know there was a stereo mix until the cd came out

[@ronmaass4430]

Audio Porn very naughty.

[@IAmKillEveryone]

You dirty audiophile.

[@h2ocleanerandclearer880]

Awesome! thanks for sharing this, i have a good idea how this would sound, i wish i could hear it in person in full SQ logic :)