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Anyone heard of The Brennan - like an...
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| Topic: | Anyone heard of The Brennan - like an Escient? This thread has 12 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 02:01 |
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It is conceptually like the Escient with a cd drive and a hard drive and the ability to rip all of your disks. Funny I have never seen the name anywhere, until a client asked me about it. Client has Sonos zones so I have a feeling this would be a kludgy mix and a NAS would be a better idea. Thought I would ask you guys here. https://thebrennan.com/
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| Post 2 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 10:08 |
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Just a note: The Brennan is "also" a NAS.
Looking at the pricing, their 2TB B3 is only $679. That isn't bad for a 2TB NAS with streaming services built-in, music database software, and a CD ripper.
I don't like that it doesn't have a network jack. I think that was a pretty stupid oversight. I mean come on... how much would a $7 NIC have added to the cost of the unit?
Also, the only way to control it is from the front panel or IP (either app or web GUI).
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| Post 3 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 10:45 |
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Looks like Wifi only. Decent price for what it does. Thanks for bringing this up. Was this shown at last CEDIA?
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| Post 4 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 12:09 |
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I guess I'm from an irrelevant generation who prefers a wired network. Customers are always asking "isn't everything wireless now?". Perhaps I should embrace more wireless and the increased service revenue it will generate.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 13:30 |
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On February 16, 2023 at 10:08, Brad Humphrey said...
Just a note: The Brennan is "also" a NAS.
Looking at the pricing, their 2TB B3 is only $679. That isn't bad for a 2TB NAS with streaming services built-in, music database software, and a CD ripper.
I don't like that it doesn't have a network jack. I think that was a pretty stupid oversight. I mean come on... how much would a $7 NIC have added to the cost of the unit?
Also, the only way to control it is from the front panel or IP (either app or web GUI). There was some NAS talk on their website, but it was a bit cryptic. If Sonos could see it on the network, it would seem to be a pretty nice consumer option for getting their CDs gradually onto the network. I guess if it behaves the way we would hope it would, it could get a thumbs up. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
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| Post 6 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 14:14 |
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On February 16, 2023 at 13:30, tomciara said...
I guess if it behaves the way we would hope it would, it could get a thumbs up. 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Well it's been around for awhile and no one I know is using it. Most have never heard of it. You would think if it worked as advertised, it would be gaining a lot of popularity. So it might be as buggy as sunset in a Georgia swamp.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 17:31 |
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It says it plays through Sonos...
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| Post 8 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 20:52 |
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Sonos would see it as a NAS drive.
Never used this piece, but I have used and love the Bluesound Vault for this application. I usually use it with Control4 rather than Sonos though.
But at Half the price, I have to keep this in mind next time it comes up.
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| Post 9 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 23:06 |
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for the price, i would buy it just for ripping collections, but....................... it doesnt even have RCA or digital outputs!! only speaker level!!!
I would imagine maybe a USB DAC, but that just adds to the complexity and price.
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| Post 10 made on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 23:29 |
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On February 16, 2023 at 23:06, edizzle said...
for the price, i would buy it just for ripping collections, but....................... it doesnt even have RCA or digital outputs!! only speaker level!!!
I would imagine maybe a USB DAC, but that just adds to the complexity and price. That is kinda weird, but a USB dac is pretty easy to plug in, and they usually just work.
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| Post 11 made on Friday February 17, 2023 at 11:21 |
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zero analog output for use in a real multi room audio system or in a traditional 2 chnl set up
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| Post 12 made on Friday February 17, 2023 at 23:51 |
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On February 17, 2023 at 11:21, ceied said...
zero analog output for use in a real multi room audio system or in a traditional 2 chnl set up You can p;ug in a USB Dac like an AudioQuest Dragonfly. But really, this is about ripping CD's for someone that is using a more tradtional streamer like a Sonos or Bluesound. I'd way more like to teach a client how to use this than to put a CD drive in a Desktop computer and teach them how to rip and then transfer to a NAS drive. Most folks dont even have desktop computers anymore.
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| OP | Post 13 made on Saturday February 18, 2023 at 00:32 |
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It is amazing that none of us have either heard of it or tried it yet. That alone makes me not to want to be the first.
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