How To Guides

  • B3 & B3+ User Guide

    by Paul Bird
    A Guide to setting up the B3 & B3+ which includes sections on Setting up The Menus Connecting to speakers, amplifiers, etc, Connecting to WiFi ...

  • A guide to using Bluetooth on the B3 and B3+

    by Paul Bird
    A guide to playing music from the B3/B3+ to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, or from a phone to the B3/B3+, using Bluetooth. View PDF

  • A guide to recording using the VB1

    by Paul Bird
    The VB1 - https://brennan.co.uk/pages/brennan-vb – is a unique device that digitises the audio signal from a turntable, cassette deck or other anal...

  • A note about Rip speed

    by Martin Brennan
    We advertise that B3 can rip at up to 40X. In fact the CD mechanism can reach 52X. However the average speed is lower than this because the disc sp...

  • 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...