After decades in this hobby, my experience has been that people respond most favorably listening to music they like, even more so if I have an album they like that also is well-recorded.
I rate all my albums on sound quality, classes A, B, C and D. Categorically, the percentages are roughly: 10% class A, 50% class B, 35% class C and 5% class D.
So...I will play a class A or B-rated album in the genre that the guest prefers. Really rewarding to see their reaction for hearing recorded music better than they've ever heard it before. Priceless.
I rate all my albums on sound quality, classes A, B, C and D. Categorically, the percentages are roughly: 10% class A, 50% class B, 35% class C and 5% class D.
So...I will play a class A or B-rated album in the genre that the guest prefers. Really rewarding to see their reaction for hearing recorded music better than they've ever heard it before. Priceless.