which external hard disc for music storage?

I'm just taging this. Good Thread!

I'm happy using a NAS drive which gets backed up about every two months. Complete image of drive, no compression in my backup.

I have a Buffalo Terastation Pro. Fan noise is too loud for me even though it's in a separate room. The fan is always running- even in winter (Texas winters). Will move to an Infrant NV+ when the next 'new model' comes out from them.

All NASs are slow but only for that first big upload of info. Use a 1 gig network connection and it will take a few hours and be over that one time it's necessary to do.

Can't imagine storing my music on a laptop hard drive. That seems risky.

Can I use this device?

http://atechfabrication.com/products/mass_storage.htm

As an audiophile, I like to spend as much as possible, with a substantial percentage of funds allocated to the chassis alone.

What kind of drives should I put in this? Stackable?

Please advise.

Cwlondon; the short answer is "yes," you can use it IF you have the right computer setup for it. But I would say it is extreme overkill and not the best implementation for audio this purpose. The box looks like it's made more for use with non-linear editing hardware where a local, fast connection to a HD array is necessary. Much cheaper and more flexible options are available.

KennyT, you are looking for a file format converter utility. There are dozens out there for the PC (I use Poikosoft myself), but since you are on a Mac I suggest you look through the apple download store.

I found this, but it doesn't say it supports apple lossless (which is odd for an apple application):

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/switchfileformatconverterformac.html

Good luck.