Brennan B3 (2TB Black) Hifi - Hard disk CD ripper & recorder, storage and player with Bluetooth, Compatible with Sonos, Internet Radio, Stereo Power amplifier, NAS, Wav, Lossless (FLAC) and MP3.

I took a long while doing my research before deciding to take the plunge and buy one of theseIn a nutshell you can upload a massive amount of CDs or audio files to this device. You can also upload and download via the USB options front and back of the machine The lcd display more often than not will display the artwork and the track lists of each CD. It then becomes like a music jukebox for your own collection. You can make playlists up or just randomly choose your preferred tracks to listen to.There’s a new software update that enables you to listen via Bluetooth headphones or you can connect external speakers. The machine also has an option to connect to Sonos speakers via the same Wi-Fi connection. Everything can be controlled via an app or the web UII’ve so far uploaded over 800 CDs which now sit in a box waiting to be stored away or soldI didn’t think I needed the Brennan but I enjoyed using it so much that I bought a second one to use elsewhere

The idea of transferring CDs to a hard drive that will play them through multiple speakers wirelessly is excellent. Unfortunately the Brennan B3 comes with very little useful user information and doesn't do many of the things that it is claimed to do. There is user forum but this is for tech experts, not users who want a reliable easy to use machine. My B3 would only play a single track from a ripped CD and then stop - not much use for most users. Only one of the preset radio stations would actually play and none of the BBC presets. The vTuner software for Mac also failed to play most stations selected.I wouldn't call this a good buy for an item costing hundreds of pounds.

Got this to play on my sonos system. Amazingly simple to set up. Connected and up and running in about 15 Mins. Ripping my hundreds of Cd's is a breeze. For me the library system alone makes this worth the money. A brilliant juke box. All my music is now available at the touch of a button instead of being in boxes in the loft. Re living my youff!Sound quality is very good. Its a very robust unit with none of those horrible cheap wobbly control buttons.I'm slowly getting to grips with the Brennan app controlling the machine. What's not to like.Over all very pleased with it.

"And if you use this unit to take in your CD collection with the wi-fi dongle & the Bluetooth dongle in at the same time the unit will even identify the album & display the cover on the recording. Neat innit!?"

Just in the process of downloading 10.000 tracks. Excellent bit of kit.

I had a JB7 for a decade and it was great. When it came to the end of it’s life I did a lot of research and went for a B3As a concept it’s a great idea (though not without serious design flaws - having to use a separate DAC just to connect to an amp is daft if you ask me no tonal control and the WI-FI dongle really struggles to maintain a strong enough connection when all other network items in the same room work absolutely fine)My main gripe is the buggy as hell software and the techie complexity to use/maintain (look at the Brennan forum, you need a degree in electronics & computing just to understand answers to fairly basic issues.)It is presented as a plug in and play unit, it is anything but that.Random freezes, lack of sound, power offs etc have seriously diminished my enjoyment of the player and to be honest it’s too much like hard work when all I want to do is just listen to sone music.Swing and a miss for me on this one - hopefully software updates will make life easier, but I really think this was released way before it was ready for market

Santa was kind enough to give me this Brennan B3 and even delivered 2 weeks before Xmas to make sure it worked which it did. I was under strict instructions to repack it and put it into Santa's Grotto until the big day which I did.The big day came and there it was under the Tree on the Big Morning. I plugged in and switched on ready to start on loading my 2000 cd's after the festivities and .......Nothing!!! apart from a black "Brennan" on a white background with no other functions what so ever!!! HOW DISAPPOINTING IS THAT.The Brennan forum on the net revealed lots of problems one of which was the black "Brennan" and that the SD card was not functioning. There was a link to replacing and fixing it but why should I when it was brand new. It was sent back via Royal Mail Sleigh. I will never buy another Brennan.

I’m listening to music i haven’t heard in decades because the CDs have been in storage boxes in my attic waiting for something like this. The sound quality is great.