Introducing B3

The Brennan B3 is a Sonos compatible, high performance, highly featured CD Jukebox with a hard disk and power amplifier.
Three models range in price from £599 to £729

B3 can copy (or rip) CDs at up to 40x and has a capacity of up to 4400 CDs lossless.
That makes B3 a  “must have” component for anyone with a sizable CD collection.


B3 has an internal 20W+20W power amplifier so it can drive traditional wired loudspeakers directly.
And B3 can also send music to wireless Sonos loudspeakers - so you can play your music throughout your home.

The B3+ model has additional optical and electrical outputs for easy connection to an amplifier or DAC.
When playing lossless recordings, the optical output provides a data stream identical to the original CD, meaning the audio quality is as good as any CD player, no matter the cost.

You can control B3 from the front panel. But it can also be controlled from a browser using a web UI or from the Brennan app on a mobile phone.


The Brennan B3 has many more features including Playlists, Internet Radio, Bluetooth, USB Import and backup and Spotify Connect.

 

B3 is the world's only hard disk audio player so it's hard to make comparisons but this chart shows how it compares to a good quality CD player

Features	Brennan B3	High End CD Player Eg Marantz CD6007, NAD C538, Denon DCD-1700NE
Price	£599-£729	£349-£999
Power Amp	20W + 20W	No
Display	320x240 Colour TFT	Monochrome
Ripping	40x	No
Storage Capacity	1000-4400 CDs Lossless	No - can use usb stick
Metadata display(Artist, album, track and cover art)	Yes	No
Optical Output	B3+	Yes
Resolution	16 bit 44kHz	16 bit 44kHz up to 24 bit 192kHz
Remote control	Web UI and Apps	Infra Red
Construction	Steel and Aluminum	Steel and Aluminum
Sonos multi room playback	Yes	No
Bluetooth In and Out	Yes	No
Internet Radio	Yes	No
Spotify	Yes	No