Good reference music

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

You are in the right area. I would check out the recent 20th anniversary edition of Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue Raincoat. A perfect showcase of pinpoint female vocals. It projects an incredible stereo image on better speakers. If you are SACD-capable, I would check out Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon in 5.1 surround.

I second this recommendation of Famous Blu Raincoat, but get it on vinyl!

I also recommend anything by French synthesist, Jean-Michell Jarre, especially Oxygene and Equinox on 200g MFSL. And the Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas and Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheous (get the 45RPM versions). Plus lots of other records I can't think of off the top of my head! Oh, any early Dire Straits!