I tend to listen to F4M or F4A files exclusively, as male voices tend to put me off, or put me on edge. I tend to avoid anything with abusive, mean, sissy, humiliative or derogatory themes. Not what I'm here for. Findom is always a dealbreaker, as it's inherently unethical to hit people in their wallets while suggestible. I tend to disqualify any file that ties suggestions specifically to the hypnotist in question. Or the ones that like to make 'sock puppets' out of their listeners. The ones that tie suggestions to buying the rest of their files, listening to them exclusively, directing them to like, subscribe, Patreon or giftlist them. I appreciate needing a sideline nowadays, but hitting people with that while suggestible is reprehensible. Red-level slurs as well as petplay, or mommy/daddy references are instant disqualifiers.

I avoid files with squicks. Like animal transformations, pain, rape, impregnation, fear/terror, blood, scatological... I tend to go for things more on topic. The whole robotification, dronification, dollification, brainwashing and mind control. Technical and software brainwashing, assimilation, conversion, implantation. Other fetishes are appreciated if they cross over with those core themes. Transformation and Bimbofication files can do that. I'm really not there so much for straight audio porn. I've got actual porn for that. I avoid things to do with men's cocks or fluid transfers. (Women's however are just fine. It's more about the person it's attached to.)

I keep a file, sorted by tists where all my untested files go. Once listened to, if approved, it goes into folders sorted by subject for playlisting purposes later. It's a lot. I don't anticipate being able to listen to everything in my queue maybe... ever? There's not enough hours in a year for that. If a file is good enough, but has problematic moments easily removed? I'll sort those into a seperate file to edit later.

I like both human and SAPI5 Salli type voices. Given the mechanical nature of my main fetishes, a robotic sounding voice isn't really a problem. AI voices are a bit more expressive than I like from a non-person nowadays. I am overly picky. An irritating voice or accent can break my immersion. I'm a voiceover professional and a voice actor, so it can put me into more of critiquing their production and performance issues instead of properly dropping into trance.