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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Brennan JB7 winner of Hi-Fi Choice Best Buy Award - June 2008
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Even know the b3+ did not meet my needs. The Brennan B3+ was just not right for me. However, the team at Brennan have a Very Good customer Service, Brennan cares about customers and service.
I will be looking out for a B4. Hopefully it will be a little easer to use and set up.
10/10 for customer service

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Very disappointed with the Brennan B3+
The app and user interface are very poor and the sound is very thin with no depth or punch at all
Gone back to my old Rotel amp & Mission speakers, the sound difference is night & day
Returned for a refund

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My package arrived very promptly and was well packaged. I was a bit worried about the cost of this cd ripper especially as there were some issues mentioned on the forum, however I needed not to worry, the set up was easy. My marley wireless speakers connected very easily and it ripped my CDs very quickly at varying speeds between 6x upto 50x. Quality of the sound through the wireless speakers was excellent, I got the 480g version and it took my collection of 750cds with space to spare. Two weeks in and I'm so far impressed

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I like the simplicity of the design and the fast delivery
I dislike the lack of a proper printed instruction manual, yes I know one can use the menu and downloads, but I really like to hold a booklet or even a cheaply printed manual.
Also you need to consider impaired eyesight users when designing the size and layout of the push buttons eg surface texture, shape and size.

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Excellent product that arrived very promptly after being ordered

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My new Brennan B3+ gets a definite 5 from me but I do have a caveat to this that I shall mention later. I love the product itself and once I got into the mechanics of how it works it has been real fun ripping my CDs'. So far I have done about 200 CDs' in less than a week and if I could describe the exact machine onto which I wanted to get all of my CD collection in one place, easily accessible and with the ability to create my own playlists the Brennan B3+ would be as close as possible to my ideal. I had seen other reviews about lack of documentation and general support for the product but they turned out not to be a problem. Firstly I would recommend the Ray Dion Youtube videos on the product (the "Brennan B3 WebUI Description" video is marvellous for a beginner like me) and, having looked at the Brennan User Forum there appears to be tremendous help there. I have come across a few minor niggles with the software (e.g. certain characters are not accepted when editing track and CD names and the scroll bars can be a little temperamental) but I really like the product. As for the caveat that I mentioned; as time goes by how long will the CD remain mainstream and so can I trust that there will be real support for this type of product for many years to come. (My grandson laughs at me for using CDs' to listen to music!) So, if things go wrong in the future, will my large Brennan CD database and music files survive or will I end up with a stack of standalone CDs' once again?

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Well, my B3+ is an outstanding piece of kit.
But....
I needed a fair amount of support to overcome issues.....
All issues were solved by stabilising Internet access.
Poor WiFi signal was the route of everything that went wrong.
Once solved by going the Ethernet way, everything was fine.
The B3 itself is fantastic, and the sound is very very good.
But a little more precise information from Brennan on the importance of Internet stability would be recommended. Without the support forum made up of Brennan owners mostly, I'd be struggling thinking the unit was faulty.

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Great communication with Amanda made it so easy to exchange my B3 for a B3+.

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The first day I received the Unit there was a sound problem, I contacted Brennan and the issue was sorted very fast. I love the unit now. Highly recommend it

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Overall the service from Brennan has been good ( I did approach them prior to my purchase to clarify some issues on speakers etc). Im somewhat of non techno so If I have some points to raise I would say that the 'instructions" are somewhat sparse - good old internet helped me through. Still finding my way but so far so good. The Sonos speakers I have paired provide a good sound - Era 100 , loud enough for me but some others may prefer something more dominant.

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Loving it, do convenient and I’m discovering music I forgot I even owned; all at the touch of a button.
Can’t praise my B3 highly enough.

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Very quickly delivered
Great customer service with quick response times to issues that weren't their fault

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After a few weeks trying to set up and play cd’s not working properly. I do not seem to have the level of computers/audio knowledge to get it to work. Initial instructions seemed to be easy but did not get the screens as suggested. Looking at help groups has not helped. Tried resetting still same problems of stoppin before track completed. Only playing one track when album requested . Will keep trying.

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A good upgrade from the Brennan B2. A dedicated line out would have been useful rather than the headphone/ line out which acts as a variable output. A remote as supplied with the B2 would be useful as a backup. The whistling/ winening noise eventually sorted out by turning off the power amps.Finally why a delivery charge when most others offer free next day delivery over £50.

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Difficult to set up B3 but it turned out to be a faulty machine that had to be returned. This was an easy process and the replacement was back with me within the week. The new machine once I'd set it up is a fantastic addition to my sound world. It works very well from the App on my Mac and uploading 2000 CDs from a USB didn't take very long. Tip - format the USB using the Brennan facility. I also found that using AI to guide me through the setup was invaluable (Perplexity)

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I just spent nearly £800 on a Brennan B3+ and I have to say that I am extremely disappointed with it. The controls for the unit are (of course) via an app, which is worse than useless. The only way to adjust basic functions like the Base & Treble output is by using a laptop and logging into the units IP address, also every time the unit is switched off you have to manually reconnect the bluetooth, absolutely ridiculous. There is no telephone contact for customer service and the online customer forum is full of patronising smart ar$e IT nerds. I would not recommend this company or the product, it is ridiculously non user friendly and the company have no interest in resolving issues or any sort of customer service function

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Brilliant piece of kit, all tracks and artists found instantly, got empty cd shelves now.

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