Need advice on what to purchase to hold 1TB of music and connect to my new Innuos Pulsar.

In my experience 1TB just isn't enough.  A 2TB thumb drive using the USB 2.0 port will work just fine.  It doesn't require an additional power supply and use the money you save to purchase more music.

  I second the thumb drive.  Have the whole collection in 1 very portable device .  I doubt that you will notice a difference in SQ between this and a dedicated SSD

Are you 100% certain you can use the USB ports for playing/storing files?

Innuos only states it works with a NAS, no direct storage option.

I’ve ready it anecdotally over the net, but never got a certain answer.

Even innuos site only ever states it’s a ’network music player’, and
’In Standalone mode, you can use the Innuos Sense app to play streaming services, Internet Radio and music stored on a NAS, to a multitude of audio systems.’

Got the answer.. directly from Innuos. no direct storage allowed:
“we do restrict those ports from being used as a direct playback method from a USB attached storage. We added the additional USB ports for potential future use as well as the normal DAC connection.”

Ok now I am even more confused. How does a NAS hook up? No direct storage, meaning no external SSD drive? I just ordered an SSD as linked above.  Oh my, Innuos really!

Seems I have to use a NAS? If so, it must connect in some manner. Perhaps an Ethernet jack? Innuos should have built this thing to allow for simple direct SSD or thumb drive.  Big miss in my opinion.