The Brennan JB7
Tue, Nov 30 2010, 9:54PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
I have had my JB7 a couple of months, first problem the aux input was crap. Brennan quickly sent me a fix. Then I saw on their website a mini keyboard so I bought one from E-Bay. problem is I can only type in lower case and the caps lock and num lock are inoperable, so I got onto Brennan and they sent me another fix. Tried it twice and it woudnt work. Got back onto Brennan and i am still waiting for a reply over a week later. Anyone got any ideas?.
Tue, Nov 30 2010, 10:39PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
I've got a Seagate Expansion Portable Drive 320Gb which works perfectly on my PC. It's formatted in FAT32 but will not work with my 160Gb JB7. All it does is beep!
I currently back up to a Trekstor external hard drive, so I know that the USB on the JB7 works.
Are there any solutions out there?
SRF
Tue, Nov 30 2010, 11:18PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
SRF,
Does your Seagate drive have two USB cords? If so, one is for backing up and one is for the power. That might be why it is not backing up. You need to plug the other one into a computer so it powers. Do you have an independent power supply? Also, I would try partitioning the drive into two separate volumes of 160 GB each.
Tue, Nov 30 2010, 11:35PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
This can happen if the system has a common 0v for both channels which then becomes disconnected. (this is quite possible with a stereo jack plug that is either faulty or not fully inserted.) The amp then plays the difference between the left and right channels. If Carlos and his guitar have been panned to the centre then they will disappear.
You can get quite a good karaoke effect this way and it may be useful if your guitar playing is up to it!
Wed, Dec 1 2010, 6:26PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
Thanks for the tip. The Trekstor works fine anyway. The Seagate has just one USB connection. I'll partition it, reformat in FAT32 and see howit goes.
SRF
Wed, Dec 1 2010, 10:05PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
Okay, I've tried partitioning and reformatting the Seagate in FAT32. I've also tried a different USB lead. No change: all it does is beep. Remember I can back up on a different external drive and that the Seagate works perfectly on my laptop and PC.
Any further ideas?
Wed, Dec 1 2010, 10:17PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
You have me stumped.
Thu, Dec 2 2010, 1:14AM
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RE: The Brennan JB7 RE: The Brennan JB7
SRF: Does the Seagate have mains power or is it powered from the USB? If the latter, is the computer a laptop? Some laptop USB sockets do not provide enough power for a hard disk. Even on the same PC different USB sockets may supply different power levels. If it is USB powered and especially on a laptop, try to get a USB cable with 2 connectors at the computer end, and one at the Seagate end. Computer shops sell these. They are often supplied with high power consumption devices such as disk drives. Then plug it into 2 USB sockets on the PC (still only one socket on the disk), which roughly doubles the power.
Alternatively get a mains powered USB hub which should supply more power per socket than typical laptops supply.
Hope this makes sense! It's late and I had a few glasses of plonk.
Thu, Dec 2 2010, 10:20AM
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RE: The Brennan JB7
The Seagate has a single USB connection, but the problem is not to do with connection to a PC or laptop, it works perfectly well with both, it is the fact that MP3 files that I have on the drive cannot be played through the JB7 because it (the JB7) does not recognise that the Seagate has been plugged in at all.
To err is human.....To really cock it up you need a computer!
Sun, Dec 5 2010, 7:55PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7 RE: The Brennan JB7
Hi. am thinking of buying this and interested in the vinyl application as I can't store my old LPs and deck any more. Anyone got experience of vinyl repro? Ie is it as easy as they say? Can you plug any old deck in? A few years ago I bought an Ion USB turntable and it is so laborious to get vinly onto disc I gave up. All comments appreciated.
Mon, Dec 6 2010, 9:14PM
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RE: The Brennan JB7 RE: The Brennan JB7
I bought this mainly for vinyl and tapes, as in my post above the reproduction wasnt good but brennan supply a download fix which solved it.
I have an Ion which should be ok as it has its own pre amp. A lot of vinyl is not recognised by the software so you need to rename it, Easy enough. I am also using a Neostar turntable which has tape copying facility. This also can load into the JB7.
Hope this helps.
Tue, Dec 14 2010, 3:16PM
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How to follow a thread
OK, I'd like to follow this thread too but I'm very very dense. I don't even know how to add a thread to follow (I arrived at this page
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/forum/audio-and-video-equipment/the-brennan-jb7?page=3
via Google). I found a help page that says "To start watching a post, click the link you see by the post on the site. The post is now added to your list of watched posts" but none of the links I see seems to be related to starting to watch a post. I haven't managed to find any proper online help, and sending an email to the Contact Us link gets me an autoreply saying there's too much correspondence to reply to. Offputting, much. I'll be back tomorrow to see if there's any replies.
R
Tue, Dec 14 2010, 3:32PM
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RE: Getting vinyl onto disk The Brennan JB7 RE: The Brennan JB7
I digitized several dozen LPs (things I couldn't get on CD) a few years ago using a Linn turntable/arm/cartridge and a cheap Rotel amp plugged into the audio in/out sockets on a fairly basic desktop. Results varied from acceptable to good - the sound card on the PC must have been OK, because I don't get such good results using my newish laptop.
I used Magix Audio Cleaning Lab software (then, version 3, now using version 10). The user manual reads like it was written by a German techie, but it works really well once you get the hang of it. Rather good noise (click and rumble) reduction, clipping elimination, graphic equalizer, and track recognition - obviously you'd have the name each track yourself, and then port them to the Brennan on a stick. I'd be interested to hear how others get on loading directly to the Brennan from LP.
Wed, Dec 15 2010, 9:29AM
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Re: Experience of vinyl repro
Hi. am thinking of buying this and interested in the vinyl application as I can't store my old LPs and deck any more. Anyone got experience of vinyl repro? Ie is it as easy as they say? Can you plug any old deck in? A few years ago I bought an Ion USB turntable and it is so laborious to get vinly onto disc I gave up. All comments appreciated.
Weeeelll, if you know how, anything is easy. Ref my previous post about ACLab (Magix Audio Cleaning Lab) - if the technology isn't user-friendly, you might struggle. I've not tried to use the Brennan for ripping vinyl, because mine hasn't been delivered yet (come on, Santa), but I'll give it a try when it arrives, because my results using my PC and ACLab were mixed (and there are still albums I can't find on CD).
Ref my comments about sound card quality, after my first laptop's audio input broke, I bought a Griffin iMic (£16.99 on Amazon), which accepts phono outputs and plugs into your PC's USB socket, which worked OK. You still need audio editing software (freeware like Audacity, or proprietary like ACLab) to manage the audio stream. You may also want to remove clicks and rumble, and you may also want to change the character of the sound to adjust the dynamic range, add more brilliance, or adjust the tone. This will be anathema to some vinyl fans, but it's your choice.
[My belief is that however you digitize a vinyl album, it'll never sound the same, because the path from your pickup to your speakers was entirely analogue and even "lossless" encoding is somehow "different". Personally, I can't hear the difference between 192kbps encoding and CD (using Linn equipment), but I'm old and a bit deaf.]
Must go, I think I hear Santa's sleigh.
Notech,
I did a little research on the Buffalo Tech website and found out the Buffalo Tech Drive Station comes formatted in FAT32 out of the box, so if you want to avoid the formatting process, I recommend this drive. See link below
http://www.buffalotech.com/products/desktop-hard-drives/drivestation/dri...
These drives had their own power supply so you will get a bulky power supply to go along with your drive. They are not like USB powered drives. It is intended for desktop usage. Hope that helps.
A music lover currently living in the middle of nowhere.