@Alexeon
Regarding MP3 compatibility, I use FLAC for permanent archive, from then, the system automatically sync (by converting those lossless into V0 LAME MP3) those to my PMP, little space waste with maximum compatibility. Hence, Anime-Sharing Lossless division will introduce such mechanism.
My storage system currently is a regular tower case, consist of 10 HDD bays, and I use Windows Home Server (WHS), the system was built in late 2008.
However the WHS rather sucks with lots of problems here and there, many bloat feature I don't even use, and will be depreciate soon. Thus my next build would be a 24-bays rack (still trying to find out how to make it run quite), to be used with ZFS. Though, such setup would be only recommended for advanced and enthusiasm user
@BluaMage
Like it already hahahaha