Best external USB storage solution for Innuos Pulse?

[The Computer Audiophile]

38 minutes ago, davide256 said:

I am switching from PC/Audirvana to an Innuos Pulse and in doing so will lose WAV pack support. Since I found native WAV files at 7xx rates untenable

for NAS storage/ streaming, I'm pondering using a few large drives (4-8TB) USB3 attached to the Pulse. Is there a better choice for drives/storage enclosures

to minimize electrical noise into the Pulse?

Something like this would be perfect for your situation. It's called an Optically Isolated USB Hub, but I can't verify it's really optically isolated internally and it's only USB 1.1/2.0. 

 

https://www.sealevel.com/product/hub7i-optically-isolated-7-port-usb-hub/

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, davide256 said:

hah, who is surprised, Intona has USB3 isolators

 

https://intona.eu/en/products/buy/7055/7055-d

 

Very cool. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, davide256 said:

hah, who is surprised, Intona has USB3 isolators

 

https://intona.eu/en/products/buy/7055/7055-d

 

Will this have enough ports for you? I'm interested to see the solution you end up with. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

10 minutes ago, davide256 said:

Thinking that if a hub works with the Pulse, it should work with an Intona isolator between the Pulse and the hub. Not a lot of differentiation in

looking at hubs, perhaps use something like this with the Intona as I can't see needing more than 4 large drives?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Unibody-Aluminum-Portable-Notebook/dp/B00O0KISQE?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A294P4X9EWVXLJ&th=1

Those are made very well. I have the 7 port version. 

 

I've also used USB drives like this with good success - https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Enclosure-Aluminum-Docking-Expansion/dp/B0BY28GT3K/ref=sr_1_3

 

or this - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DLTTDTV/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1