2026 B2 Overview

The B2 is back. We were forced to discontinue the B2 in 2022 because the slot loading CD mechanism it used was no longer manufactured. Now, thanks to Hitachi-LG, we have an alternative tray loading CD mechanism that is faster than before

The Brennan B2 is a CD Ripper, Hard disk Jukebox and Complete Audio system. This short video made for the original model takes you through many of the features.

B2 rips CDs and stores them losslessly using FLAC.

There is an internal 15W+15W RMS power amplifier to drive external speakers.

There is an optical output so B2 can deliver music to a high end DAC or other high end audio equipment with uncompromised audio quality.

The digital output is indentical to and therefore as good as any high end CD player - regardless of price.

Key Features

  • Play and Rip CDs - now at up to 20x
  • Internal 15+15 Watt RMS amplifier
  • Internal disk stores up to 5,000 CDs losslessly or 10,000 as MP3
  • Use with our BSP50 speakers or attach your own speakers.
  • Play seamlessly through Sonos speakers
  • Web user interface - extra control with your phone, tablet or computer
  • 80,000 Internet Radio stations
  • Bluetooth
  • Works with Spotify
  • Apps for Android and iPhone. (Voice control on Android)
  • Compact, solid aluminium construction.

Full specifications here

The Web UI

The Brennan can be controlled from any web browser on the same wifi network. The browser can be on a computer, tablet or mobile phone. This is called the Web UI.

This shows the web UI on a desktop browser.

  • See whats playing, change volume, back, stop, next buttons.
  • Pick a Sonos speaker to play through
  • Search the B2 with search results updated as you type.
  • Rename, delete, add album art
  • Click on an artist to see all the albums by that artists.
  • Click on an album to see all the tracks in that album.
  • Create, reorder, delete & combine playlists
  • Assign radio stations to Presets
  • Upload music from your computer
  • Rip CDs and manage album art.
  • Find and play internet radio stations - 80,000 stations .
  • Browse files on external USB devices
  • Apps for Android and iPhone help you connect

Feelgood Button

You don't need to use the web UI. In fact just click Next when B2 is not playing - and B2 will play your entire music collection at random. 

You can do most things from the front panel.

Sonos

The Brennan can also play to Sonos speakers (or groups of speakers) on the same local network.

The Brennan finds the Sonos speakers automatically and you pick the speaker (or zone) from the front panel, the app or web UI.

You can play different music to different speakers at the same time.

Internet Radio

The Brennan can play internet radio stations. There are more than 80,000 to choose from. Use the Airable tab on the Web UI to explore.

Bluetooth

You can play music from Bluetooth devices like phones and tablets through your B2.

You don't do anything on the B2 - you will see BrennanB2 on your phone/tablet Bluetooth settings - tap to connect and then music playback on the device will be routed to the B2 speakers.

Playlists

Playlists can be made up of a mix of artists, albums and tracks and can be played in order or randomly.

Playlists can be added with the Web UI and Playlists can be edited and combined. You can use playlists to create collections belonging to different family members, different genres and moods or for special occasions.

Apps

The Apps for iPhone and Android give you comprehensive control of any Brennan on the same Wifi network.

  • Browse and Search for music
  • Volume, Play/Pause, Next, Previous, Mute, Random
  • Pick Presets - radio stations or playlists
  • Pick Speaker - Wired or Sonos
  • Search and Explore Internet Radio stations
  • Play and manage Playlists
  • Play and Rip CDs. Find Album art.

Spotify

We added an experimental facility to run an open source app called Librespot. 
This allows Spotify Premium users to stream music to their B2, BB1 and B3 using Spotify Connect.

More here