How To Guides

  • 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...

  • Red and Green LEDs Flashing

    by Martin Brennan
    The B2's OS (operating system) software and some user settings such as the WiFi network name and password are stored on the SD Card. The OS is load...

  • Lossy and Lossless Compression

    by Martin Brennan
    MP3 v FLAC - whats the difference? (and how to baffle your friends with science) FLAC Lossless is a horrible word - it wouldn't be my choice - but ...

  • Random & Classical Modes

    by Paul Bird
    Random:Random play on the B2 is really 'shuffle', where the list of tracks on the B2's HDD are randomised.The list is re-shuffled each time Random ...

  • How To Backup and Restore

    by Paul Bird
    You can backup (backup is used here as a generic term) the contents of the B2’s Hard Disk to a USB memory stick/flash drive or a portable USB HDD -...