The Brennan B3+is a fantastic all-in-one solution for anyone with a large CD collection who wants to bring their music library into the digital age without the hassle of a computer. The unit combines... See more
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I had a problem with my Brennan. I had corrupted the micro SD card by switching off whilst the Brennan was working. Brennan support gave me clear instructions of what to do. I'm not naturally good... See more
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I was really impressed with the speed of delivery , ordered at about 16:00 , delivered at 07:20 the following morning. So far I have loaded about 5000 tracks & am currently compressing them to FLAC .... See more
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The Brennan B3 I purchased is perfect, it is the cd storage device I have been praying for. Excellent for storage of all of your CD collection, an easy set up process, straight forward app usage a... See more
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Brennan JB7 winner of Hi-Fi Choice Best Buy Award - June 2008
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Prompt and accurate response to email…
Prompt and accurate response to email request for advice and assistance. Speedy dispatch of part required for fix (SD card ).
9 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Paul
Thanks for the five stars - glad your B2 is back in business.
Martin
The product is great but I’ve found the…
The product is great but I’ve found the app doesn’t work well at all. Keeps losing tracks even after I’ve refreshed it
9 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Malcolm
Glad you like your B3+. If you could email me at thebrennanb2@gmail.com with a more detailed description of the problem you have with the app then I will try and help. Ideally if you describe in steps what you do and what you see - I should be able to reproduce what you are doing.
We do find that the web UI is more stable if Wifi is poor but I'd be very interested to learn more
Martin
Top quality player easy to set up and a…
Top quality player easy to set up and a fast delivery
10 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Richard
Thanks for the five stars and sharing how easy it was for you to set up.
Enjoy your music
Martin
Excellent service
Excellent service & we purchased the Brennan B3 after my husband had done some research he decided this is what we needed to store our vast music collection and enjoy listening with our new Sonos speakers. Brilliant invention!
7 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Meg
Thank you for the five stars - glad the B3 is living up to your hopes. Given that you have a "vast" music collection make sure you backup as you go and then make a fresh backup when everything is loaded.
Martin
Reply from Brennan
Hello Hugh
Thanks for the five stars - glad you are enjoying the B3 after the B2. Do you use both or did you sell the B2? - I just looked on ebay and second hand B2s are fetching £400+
Martin
Delivered very quickly and a great…
Delivered very quickly and a great product with excellent follow up support via their forum
7 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Terry
Thanks for the five stars - glad that you are enjoying your B3+ and that our support was excellent - I had a quick look for any emails but couldn't see any so I don't know if you meant the website, AI or forum.
Martin
Update - thanks for letting me know it was the forum - M
My Brennan still won't work
My Brennan still won't work. My library list on my laptop is blank as the Brennan won't pick up Wi Fi.
7 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Stuart
I see that you ordered a Wifi dongle - I see that you emailed about a B2 back in 2018 but cannot see any recent emails. I have asked Paul to make contact with you. But you can email us a thebrennanb2@gmail.com and takes us through some history and we can get the B2 back on Wifi
Martin
Internet Strength is Critical
I had a lot of issues with this initially and all of them appeared to do with the strength of the internet signal. The initial ripping had skips, pops and other noises and was not what was expected. I contacted Brennan and Paul made some suggestions. In the end it was linking it via Ethernet that transformed the unit into what I was expecting.
It would be good if there was more emphasis on the importance of the internet signal. There's no documentation supplied that stresses this. There are no warnings on the unit that it is below the minimum required. This could be improved.
But the unit, now it's working, is excellent. Yes, you need a computer really to add artwork as it doesn't fetch it automatically for me. The interface is fine and I'm enjoying it. I'm not enjoying having to re-rip all of the CDs I did prior to a resolution.
25 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Brooke
Thanks for the four stars and the feedback. I have logged your suggestions about warning if the Wifi signal is low and adding that to the website - both good ideas.
I'm not sure how a lack of Wifi would lead to skips and pops - so please make sure you backup. I always suggest backing up incrementally as you go. Then after doing any renaming and housekeeping you do a fresh backup.
Martin
Cassette to cd? Before purchase?
Will it catalogue cdss that have been created from cassette tapes?
13 April 2026
Unprompted review
Reply from Brennan
Hello Brian
Good question. The B3 will not be able to identify the CD because its digital fingerprint will not match any known CD. You can certainly rename the album, artist and tracks manually after you have ripped the CD. You can also add album art manually. I don't think there is an automatic way to name the tracks but I have asked Paul for his advice. It will depend on how you created the CD from the cassette. You can email us at thebrennanb2@gmail.com and tell us more about the CD[s] and we may be able to help more
Martin
Update - please see this article on our forum
https://www.thebrennanforum.com/post/editing-artist-album-and-track-names-and-adding-album-artworks-using-the-web-ui-13568211?trail=15
Reply from Brennan
Hi John
Thanks for the five stars - glad you are enjoying your B3+
Martin
This is a brilliant piece of kit
This is a brilliant piece of kit. My CD library of 400+ CDs is now easily available and the Sonos integration is great.
23 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Steven
Thanks for the five stars - glad you are enjoying your B3+ and that the Sonos thing all works well
Martin
Very Good Product
Very pleased to have bought a Brennan B3+. Delivered the day after order and very well packed. Very easy to set up. Connected to WiFi and firmware update within 10 minutes. First cd ripped a few minutes later. Found the Sonos players. Initial problem was that playing through the Sonos was patchy and the web interface indicated that the WiFi did not have enough capacity and the buffer was emptying. This may have been the case as trying later in the evening it was fine. Over 50 cds now uploaded a day later. One issue I have is the use of Royal Mail Tracked with no signature. In my experience Royal Mail are quite capable of losing tracked items and their tracking does not always update. Whilst Royal Mail said they had the package, it was delivered by a third party who basically just left it on the doorstep without bothering to see if we were in. We have quite a lot of pedestrian traffic so anybody could have taken it! I would suggest a more secure delivery partner given the cost of the item.
9 April 2026
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Reply from Brennan
Hello Malcolm
Thanks for the five stars and the feedback. Glad you are enjoying your B3+. I once had a problem with wifi that was OK in the morning and poor in the afternoons. I assume it was activity in the neighbourhood but I fixed it 100% by going onto the router admin (Virgin) and fixing the channel rather than auto. Royal Mail and Parcelforce have merged and I have used Parcelforce for more than 10 years - because they are good - although some depots seem to have a poor reputation. I will keep an eye on this but am allowing some time for their merger to settle. Our insurance covers all goods in transit but I have noted your experience.
Martin
Only had my B3 a few days. WOW!!
Only had my B3 a few days, loaded nearly 100 CD's that we haven't used for ages, listening to music we haven't heard for years. Intergrates really well with our whole house Sonos system. Our daughter has cancelled her Spotify account and is loving having loads of choice from CD's she's never heard before. Thank You.
10 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Dave
Thank you for the five stars - I am glad you are enjoying your B3 and that your daughter is enjoying your CD collection. I'm very lucky to be able to make a living doing something I enjoy but the icing on the cake is hearing from owners who rediscover their music - sounds corny but its true.
Martin
Excellent bit of kit
Excellent bit of kit , now looking to load all my cds
which could take a long time
20 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Philip
Thanks for the four stars. Glad you like the B3+. If you have a lot of CDs remember to backup as you go along. (Then I suggest a fresh backup once everything is loaded and you have done any renaming or tidying up)
Martin
Great website with so much information…
Great website with so much information on all the products Brennan can provide which helps when choosing the correct product for you. Decided on the Brennan B3 + EZB and delivery was very swift. Very easy to setup with so much useful information on Brennan website & forums to assist you. Recommend this product very highly for users wishing to keep their cherished CD's for years to come & digital Radio is a added bonus, linking to external Sonus speakers is a breeze.
31 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello David
Thank you for the five stars. I am glad you are enjoying the B3+ and EZB and I'm glad that you found the material on the website helpful.
Sorry for the slight delay in replying
Martin
Brennan B3 - Not up to the hype
I am a sound engineer of 20 years 'trained' experience and familiar with tech so I wanted to store my 500 CDs digitally and sell the 'rarities' thinking my whole collection would be manageable from my laptop and play via Bluetooth headphones 90% of the time rather than through speakers.. The advertising led me to believe this was possible. How wrong I was!!!! The B3 failed to work as indicated on the product data in conjunction with Bluetooth Headphones or with my Computer and I-Phone via the app and despite hours of effort by me. Troubleshooting and AI searches failed to solve the problems and I found reviews by others of the same difficulties. The item is not fit for purpose as advertised IMHO and I was sad but am confident that a wi-fi/bluetooth amp and my laptop music player will allow me to achieve my aim. I fully complied with the returns policy but whilst I got a notification it did not include my £10 DPD postage Charge or my £22.95 Royal Mail return cost. However this was eventually rectified and I am not out of pocket as a result of the experience. I am however retaining my 1 star rating as the connectivity and music management performance is not up to the price level being asked. I could have bought a dedicated laptop and CD ripper working with Exact Audio Copy software and Foobar 2000 music player/manager and get great sound through my Bluetooth Headphone Sorry guys......start again but this time start with the sound and communication software and get that to a competent and user friendly standard.
5 April 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Ken
I just checked and cannot see any emails from you.
Can you email us at thebrennanb2@gmail.com and describe what you have tried and what does or doesn't happen. I will ask Paul to make contact also.
Bluetooth out isn't the most common use pattern but its been in the software since the B2 - so about a decade - so we have many thousand of owners who use it. So I am sure we can help.
Martin
Thanks for the update - glad you got the refunds - just to be sure I checked the timings of your email and the refunds and they were all within the promised times shown on the returns page - a bit longer than our average admittedly. Thanks for letting me know of the ear buds you used - Ear Fun Pro.
I should ask - how do you get on with Bluetooth earbuds? I tried them but couldn't live with them - too uncomfortable. I use Bluetooth headphones on flights though. I should add for the benefit of readers that Bluetooth uses SBC (sub band coding) or similar which is a compression technique like MP3 - so its not as good as wired speakers, wired headphones or Sonos if you want perfect reproduction. Martin
Great product well delivered
Great product well delivered.
Does what it says it will do easy to operate, still haven't scratched the surface of its possibilities.
Very pleased with this product so far.
31 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello John
Thank your purchase and the 5 star review on your B3+ 1TB. I think you have a JB7 as you have previously bought a JB7 database. It's always nice to see a return customer.
Jenny
Really impressed with the B3+ now that…
Really impressed with the B3+ now that I have used it. It is everything it promised to be........just wish ripping nearly 500 CD's was not so time consuming!!
31 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Paul
Thanks for the five stars - glad you are enjoying the B3+. I suppose ripping is quite time consuming - I've done my CD collection a few times over the years - on different models and found it quite satisfying but then I don't have as many CDs as you. Don't forget to backup as you go.
Martin
Reply from Brennan
Hello Jeremy
Thanks for the five stars - glad you are enjoying your B3+. You did well to order when you did because the price of hard disks has rocketed - if you can even get hold of them - so the B3+ price is set to rise a couple of times in the months ahead as new stock comes through
Martin
Armchair hifi with the app on your …
Armchair hifi with the app on your phone. Your CD's at a finger tip.
30 March 2026
Reply from Brennan
Hello Alan
Thanks for the five stars and the concise review - do you want a job as a copywriter? Just kidding.
Martin
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