News

  • Brennan Database Server

    by Martin Brennan
    Some owners have reported problems getting CD metadata - track names and album art. We believe Musicbrainz are struggling to defend themselves agai...

  • Loudspeaker Alternatives

    by Martin Brennan
    2nd March 2026  B3 will work with just about any loudspeakers - although eight ohms is ideal and the loudspeaker should be able to handle 50 watts ...

  • Updated Android App

    by Martin Brennan
    Update - we published the new Android App on Google Play Store yesterday afternoon. We have recompiled the Brennan App to work with Android 16. It ...

  • Offline CD Database

    by Martin Brennan
    We have just published a new offline album database - May 2026. JB7 uses the album database to give names to albums and their tracks. B2 and B3 use...

  • coverartarchive.org

    by Martin Brennan
    We use a database called musicbrainz to provide track, album and artist information when we rip a CD. This database refers to a second database at ...

  • Musicbrainz Outage

    by Martin Brennan
    Brennan CD players use Musicbrainz to identify CDs when you rip or play them. Unfortunately Musicbrainz have been forced to severely restrict their...

  • Airable & Brennan

    by Martin Brennan
    I'm delighted to say that we recently engaged Airable to provide Brennan products with an improved catalogue of internet radio stations. This incr...

  • Fix for Sonos Update.

    by Martin Brennan
    Earlier this week Sonos released new software that broke compatibility with Helix, VB1 and EZB. This update may have occurred without you knowing. ...

  • Old Brennan Website Snapshot

    by Martin Brennan
    We will soon shut down the original brennan website - currently at oldbrennan.co.uk. That website has old B2 and BB1 content that has been reproduc...

  • CD Players Are Back in Demand: 23% Growth in Google Searches

    by Martin Brennan
    I recently used Google Keyword Planner, a tool that provides insights into the search volume of specific keywords over time. By analyzing the searc...

  • Introducing Helix

    by Martin Brennan
    3rd November 2023 - we have launched a new Brennan for people with a small collection of CDs. Helix is Brennan's simplest and most affordable jukeb...

  • Introducing B3+

    by Martin Brennan
    We have today introduced a new model of B3 with an extra internal DAC and 3.5mm electrical audio output and a Toslink optical output. The B3+ wil...