MH I think you'd be a Luther Vandross or Jon Secada guy. Maybe some tasteful soft-rock (90's Bryan Adams anyone?) at a moderate noise level, treble and bass lowered slightly to push those mids in the mix, on a quality but not-too-elaborate sound system with well-researched magnetically shielded speakers to avoid distortion or picking up any unwanted feedback or fizzle. Maybe when you're feeling a little dangerous slide on some Doobie Brothers, or cover the kids ears and blast some Alanis Morrisette to head-bang to.
When the wife & kids are away, you break out the old vinyl, carefully slide out your favorite Chicago album from its sleeve and hold it on its edges with your fingertips (careful not to leave any fingerprints on the surface). As you prepare your favorite medium roast coffee (whole milk, not cream), you grab that swiffer duster & brush away any dust/debris on your LP player, re-calibrate the needle like you recently read on engadget.com, & drop the needle slowly to the first track, while popping open your laptop to enjoy a few insightful hours of political debate on your favorite forums, intermittently jotting down ideas for your next podcast...