Been on Soulseek using nicotine+ for a few months now, got a few questions
For context, I've been downloading albums for 4-5 months on here (at around 200 albums right now) searching and downloading albums only really from 24bit 44khz to 192khz and SACD DSD, unless albums aren't available in those qualities, using Spek and experimenting with software to find fakes in my collection etc. For listening i use FIIO KA11 DAC and Simgot EA500LM IEMs with foobar2000
Haven't really interacted with any users on the platform, so I'm not sure if my use of Soulseek is consistent with how most people use Soulseek, but respectfully and transparently i have a few questions. Genuinely just curious.
Why are users so block-happy and quick to ban?
Why does everyone despise AI?
Why are a high amount of users with large collections LGBT?
How do some people have such high upload speeds exceeding 100mb/s?
Why are the biggest collections on Soulseek made up of lower quality CD flac music?
Why are so many hi-res files just upscaled mp3s? If the whole point is to share music files and most people want them in high quality then why do people go through the effort to upscale them to be massive sized hi-res flac files when they're really just mp3s? My guess is that a large majority of users only get their files from browsing soulseek, so the origin of a file might be way back years in a chain of people sharing it around on soulseek and at a time mp3s were probably more popular and widely upscaled to be fake flacs. Not sure if thats even close to the reason but let me know.
Is there a way to verify the legitimacy of rare hi-res albums or rare top quality vinyl rips without having to download them and check using spectrogram and other methods?
How can i search for users with massive collections of the highest quality stuff? or is it just luck that i stumble across a gem collection?
What are the accepted etiquette rules when asking users about locked files or rare releases?
Are there many well known respected uploaders or rippers for vinyl, SACD and audiophile hi-res releases and how can i find them?
Is it useful to save users whose files repeatedly prove genuine and browse their collections first instead of the search bar?
Why do some releases appear only when i browse a user’s library rather than through search?
How do i choose between 20–30 versions of the same album?
What are the most reliable free file authenticators better than Fakin the funk or just Spek?
Which databases, forums or communities are best for researching and settling on the definitive mastering of an album before looking it up on soulseek?
What is the most practical file naming system for albums, specific enough to distinguish between a few different versions of the same album?
Which albums are the most sought-after or definitive digital, SACD or vinyl-rip versions circulating on Soulseek?
No need to answer them all, but answering a few if you really know what you're talking about would help immensely!
Any questions that can't be asked based on the subreddit's rules you dont need to answer