I went looking for a solution to storing and listening to almost 200 music CD's I've collected over the years.
After an internet search, I found several that would potentially do the job but found most of those were cost prohibitive. Some were in the thousands of dollars. Then I discovered the Brennan B3.
My requirements of ripping, storing, playing, custom playlists, and interfacing with my existing receiver/amp were on the top on my list. The first being interface to my existing system.
So, this is how it went...
Presale.
I connected with the Brennan website to investigate connection options. Not being a network geek, I needed to be sure that if I bought the B3, I could be assured of a successful setup. The Brennan website didn't immediately offer up much more than what the unit itself was capable of. I found some info of a "Forum" on the website for Q and A. To me a "forum" is merely a platform for discussions purposes, but it turns out, this one is also the venue to tech support.
I posted my concern and in less that 24 hours I was conversing with a tech. To make a short story, the tech in turn investigated my hardware and then reported possible solutions. Together, I became comfortable on a selected scheme. Yes, I did have to purchase additional 3rd party hardware...2 cables for a total of $40.
Post Sale
Setup was fairly easy, and I was able to rip about200 cd's in a matter of hours.
For some reason unknow to me, some album titles and/or track names, and/or album cover art would not be found. This was minimal and the text portion can be added/modified on the UI. The tech also supported me in finding and replacing album cover art, also on the UI.
Cabling and setup were complete quickly and I was up and running!
Likes and dislikes...
1. Documentation is somewhat lacking but in the internet age almost anything can be found. The Brennan website is the best for information beyond the quick start guide. Don't be misled by the title "Forum". It's the best place to get help from a real live person who knows his product.
2. Great package! Compact with a color display and minimal buttons.
3. UI is great! See everything, create playlist, change data, or art, delete tracks. Very nice.
4. Phone app is a little cumbersome but works. Some buttons are not intuitive, and you will find a little time exploring will help.
5. Sound quality is great! I actually felt the sound quality coming from my existing speakers was noticeably better.
6. The unit got confused over the IP address when my local ISP shut down for a while. Again, contacted the "forum" and got a solution. (I later found a hint of a solution on the web page.) I would have liked to have seen the unit reboot its network connection automatically.
So, I've given it a 5-star rating with only a slight downgrade in the area of documentation.
My family and I are now enjoying any music cd we have with ease!

The Brennan B3 with 480 gig capacity would have been adequate for me if I had a medium sized collection of CD's Unfortunately however, it holds only 467 Cd's. My collection is more than double that. In addition, there were. quite a number of CD's that the machine couldn't identify. Whirl.e there were quite a number of suggestion from other users as to how this problem could be overcome manually, the amount of time and effort that it would have taken to resolve the issue would have taken me well into the next decade
Those considering purchasing the machine should be aware that it DOES NOT come with an instruction manual. There is a Q/A website in order to interact with fellow users . That may answer your questions/peoblens. It \didn't mine
In any case, I returned my 467 capacity unit and will be sending for the 2TB capacity Brennan B3 next week.

I bought this to digitize several hundred old music CDs that I had kept over the years, in the process of downsizing. I wanted to play them through a bluetooth Bose speaker instead of their recommended expensive plug in/Wi-Fi speakers, but I couldn't figure it out. Not being tech savvy, I asked the question on the chat forum, and with a few hours had several helpful responses from senior people. Now I'm up and running... Ripping CDs in just minutes! So far so good.

There are thousands of reviews of Brennan products and, god knows, lots of devotees who will gush prolifically for you when prompted. The Brennan chatrooms are constantly attended. The reviews tell you all you need to know about the efficiency of the CD ripping and storing, but no one, at least at Brennan it(him)self is up front that the B3, compared to the B2, is MUCH, MUCH, HARDER TO CONNECT TO AN EXISTING STEREO SYSTEM. It can be done with research but you get no help from the manufacturer. They will very gladly tout the potential for pairing your Brennan with a SONOS speaker system which, yes, can in fact be done. However the sound quality with Sonos, unless (I'm assuming) you have the very high end equipment, is NOT GREAT and the interface with Brennan and especially the Brennan app is problematic! Brennan has been strangely neglectful of their customers in this area.

irst of all, the review here that says this is "much much harder to connect" is laughable. You simply grab a