How To Guides

  • Forum Index

    by Martin Brennan
    There's such a lot of information on the forum it can be hard to find things so Paul created this great index. You can find the original here Playl...

  • Wifi troubleshooting

    by Martin Brennan
    Wifi problems can lead to erratic behaviour. The Brennan relies on Wifi for the web UI, the app,  CD lookup at Musicbrainz, web upgrades and playba...

  • Connecting B3+ to your Hifi

    by Martin Brennan
    B3+ has two extra connectors on the back. An optical Toslink connector An electrical 3.5mm stereo jack If your amplifier has an optical input the...

  • How to connect loudspeakers to B3

    by Martin Brennan
    This page shows how to connect Brennan BSP50 loudspeakers to a B3. BSP50s are supplied with our speaker leads. If you plan to connect your own loud...

  • Spotify

    by Martin Brennan
    Spotify Premium users can stream Spotify to their Brennan.
    Posted in Spotify

  • Music Organisation and Renaming

    by Martin Brennan
    This post describes how music is organised on the Brennan - it is taken from a B2 page but it applies to the B3. There is a FAQ section at the end ...
    Posted in Backup, Rename, Ripping

  • NAS - Network Attached Storage

    by Martin Brennan
    NAS stands for Network Attached Storage - that basically means that the music on the Brennan hard disk can be seen by other devices on the same net...
    Posted in NAS

  • Import music to B3 from USB

    by Paul Bird
    This document describes how to use a USB storage device i.e. a memory stick (thumb drive), an HDD (hard disc drive) or SSD (solid state drive) to t...

  • How to replace the B3 (micro) SD card

    by Paul Bird
    If your B3 fails to start it can be because the micro SD card is corrupt. If under warranty we will send you a replacement - or you can order here ...

  • How to backup B3

    by Martin Brennan
    Background I recommend that you copy all the music on your B3 onto an external USB hard drive. That way if there is ever a fault you can quickly re...

  • Make your own Speaker Leads

    by Joe Brennan
    What you need: Speaker cable Find here Banana plugs Find here Wire strippers Small flathead screwdriver Steps 1.Cut the speaker cable to the le...

  • Playing to a Group of Sonos Speakers

    by Martin Brennan
    I was recently asked how to play to a Group of Sonos Speakers.It's actually very simple once you know how.  But I did find the Sonos app a bit misl...