Brennan Reviews 

977
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Evaluating 583 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the Brennan B3+ and B2 as fantastic all-in-one solutions for digital music and CD collections, highlighting their excellent sound quality and robust build. Many found the devices straightforward to set up and easy to use, appreciating the convenience of ripping CDs. Reviewers frequently commend the fast and stress-free delivery, noting orders arrived promptly and well-packaged. However, some customers found the user experience less intuitive, requiring specialist knowledge for certain functions or reporting inconsistencies in CD ripping. Others experienced hardware issues like faulty units, problematic sockets, or flimsy CD trays, with some also noting SD card corruption.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Brennan B3+is a fantastic all-in-one solution for anyone with a large CD collection who wants to bring their music library into the digital age without the hassle of a computer. The unit combines... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was really impressed with the speed of delivery , ordered at about 16:00 , delivered at 07:20 the following morning. So far I have loaded about 5000 tracks & am currently compressing them to FLAC .... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having tried out the Brannan B3+ for several days I am satisfied it is giving me the results I hoped for. It is easy to use even for a technophobe. The sound with the Brannan speakers is crisp and c... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What can I say about this little box of magic, the new Brennan b2 2026 is a great machine, I'm currently transferring all my music to it from my NAS. Ripping an CD is also very easy and the sound... See more

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Brennan JB7 winner of Hi-Fi Choice Best Buy Award - June 2008


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Original SD card was corrupted by…

Original SD card was corrupted by multiple power cuts . Replacement arrived quickly and was easy to install. I did manage to make a replacement so now have a spare one as backup

May 28, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi Darrell
Thank you for your 5 star review for the micro SD card. Yes, you can program an SD card yourself. First time doing something can be a bit intimidating so hence we sell them.....instructions for other owners wanting to have a go are on the website.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Arrived Within Two Days

Arrived Within Two Days. Loading CD’ s is straight forward.

May 28, 2026
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Hello Katherine
Thank you for your 5 star review for your Brennan B3+. I have refunded the money for the WiFi Dongle as there is one included in the Brennan B3 box.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered a wifi dongle from the…

I ordered a wifi dongle from the Brennan shop and it arrived two days later. The price was very reasonable, too.

May 26, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Carl
Thank you for your 5 star review. We think parts should be reasonably priced.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast delivery

Clear explanation 👌

May 26, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Lesley / Eric
Thank you for the 5 star review. Always happy to help.
Jenny

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Too many things are not working as they…

Too many things are not working as they should. The app is just about useless. Without a computer it’s almost impossible to get everything working as it should. Will only appeal to a very limited number of people.

May 12, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Robin
If the Brennan B3+ is not for you then we offer a no quibble money back guarantee. See here for details https://brennan.co.uk/pages/returns for how to return the Brennan and get your money back. If you would prefer for some help then we have a forum and extensive information on our website to get you up and running. The forum is here https://www.thebrennanforum.com/
Jenny

Hi Robin
Martin here - I have asked Paul to make contact and see if he can help. Email us at thebrennanb2@gmail.com let us know where you got to and what the problem is. We have many tens of thousands of happy owners so I am sure we can help.
Martin

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Not too bad so far

Ordering, payment and delivery was excellent. Took no time at all to set up. Few issues with importing music from another database as lost majority of the album covers so had to add manually. Also a few truncated track titles which I haven’t got to the bottom of yet.like that it can link to my Sonos system so can have music throughout the home or in individual rooms based on my Sonos system set up. A new by to Brennan so still learning.

May 11, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Andrew
Thank you for your review and the positive comments. Not sure where your music was previously stored but there are guides on our forum at https://www.thebrennanforum.com/ on importing music in case you haven't found this already. There is a 200 character limit on names so maybe that is what you ran into.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good quality product

Good quality product, arrived quickly after ordering. Easy to set up and use with my Sonos speakers

May 11, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi Ian
Thank you for your order for our Brennan B3+ and the 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Love the way it works with Sonos and…

Love the way it works with Sonos and the sound quality. Easy to add CDs ,many of which I am finding again after years. The App functonality and search is a bit clunky and needs to be improved. It is expensive but then all goo CD-players have become expensive due to lack of demand. Overall happy that I bought it and have recommended it to friends

May 22, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi Tony
Thank you for buying our Brennan B3+ 2TB and recommending it to your friends. In fact Martin is working on a refreshed web UI. You can contribute through the forum. The improvements may percolate through to the app eventually but for now you may prefer the web UI.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brennan people were responsive and…

Brennan people were responsive and helpful when needed to solve my dilemma. Thank you

May 21, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Glad to help our Canadian owners Barry and thank you for the 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rapid delivery was great and soon started

Rapid delivery was great and had new, bigger capacity B3 up and running in no time. Then loading back up from old low capacity B3 proved easy to set up though wow it took many hours to load. I now hope to use my old B£ with my VB1 to start loading my LP collection.

May 20, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi Brian
I see you went from a Brennan B3 480 to a 2TB after 3 years. The 2TB holds 4,400 CD’s as flac or 9,000 CD’s as MP3. You have a lot of music! Thank you for all your orders and the 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery was within 18 hours

Delivery was within 18 hours! Now finding CDs in the cupboard that I had forgotten I hand.

May 20, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi Neil
Great to hear you are rediscovering your music and thank you for the 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Website way to navigate and use

Website easy to navigate and use . Very quick shipping/delivery . Set up was a doddle with minimum of instructions which speaks to the skill and effort put into the design of the product .

May 19, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Brian
Thank you for your kind words on skill and effort put into the design of the Brennan B3. It will make Martin's day. Thanks for the 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good communication.

Good communication.
Rapid response to initial order

May 15, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi John
Thank you for the feedback and 5 star review.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wish I’d bought one years ago…

I have a Sonos sound system throughout my home with speakers in bedrooms, dining room and a stereo pair of 5s in my living room. For a couple of years issues with the Sonos app failing to connect to speakers or my NAS drive has been a nightmare. Took a chance on a Brennan B3, quick and simple set up and a smooth app. Wish I’d done it years ago. Only downside is my wife is finding it so easy to use I have to put up with stuff like Celine Dion instead of my Sabbath, Heep, Nazareth, Maiden etc.

April 20, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello Christopher
Thank you for the 5 star review and comments on set up. Sorry that your wife's music tastes don't quite match your own.....
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My SD card had become corrupted

My SD card had become corrupted. Checked the online help & followed recommendations. Unable to fix so I emailed Brennan Quick response gave me details of how to obtain a replacement. Ordered online & new card received within a few days. Prompt efficient service throughout.

May 5, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hi David
Thank you for the 5 star review for your experience with us. Happy to get you up and running again.
Jenny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It feels like your own special music…

It feels like your own special music community. I have grouped my B3 with Q Accoustic 3030Cs and the results are wonderful. I did want the Brennan speakers but they seem very hard to come by lately.

May 15, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello David
Thank you for your 5 star review. Our sales have doubled this year and that, combined with the issues in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, have led to some stock selling out. We hope to have speakers by the end of June.
Jenny

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A great piece of kit, but needs better documentation

It’s a great piece of kit; based on my limited experience to date it does pretty much everything you could want from a CD player/ripper/radio/amplifier.
Arrived promptly and well packaged (although left on the front step of the block by the courier - lucky I saw the “Delivered” status on tracking before some passing villain saw the large BRENNAN on the outside of the box).
Even the 20 watt/channel amp seems plenty for my needs through Mission speakers, and finally found the “Tone” controls within the webUI interface to tune the sound.
Haven’t yet figured out if/how to overwrite the radio presets which is all part of why I’ve marked down by one star - the User Manual comprises a quick-start guide and then find your own way through a disparate mix of web site, user forum and random web searches. For the far side of 600 notes it really should come with better documentation - the user forum is full of frightening tales of things going wrong, which is not a good start for what is otherwise the best audio-combi unit on the market.

Edit: impressive client relations - within a day of posting this review I got a message from Martin Brennan himself responding to my comments and indicating they already have updates in hand to address my documentation concern. How many companies are that responsive? Thanks, Martin.

May 14, 2026
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Reply from Brennan

Hello David
Glad you are enjoying your B3.
You can add a radio station to a preset using the three dots to the right of the station name in the Search or Browse panels in the web UI.
In fact we are developing a refreshed web UI and one of the things I added is "tooltips" to help explain what does what - but point taken
Martin

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