Creative Pebble (White)

it’s a very good desktop speaker if you use it up to 75percent of it’s volume, no complains just good sound…beyond 80 it starts to tear. if you get it under or at 1500₹ i guess it’s a good deal 👍

better sound quality than most built-in laptop speakers and they deliver surprisingly good sound for the price, fit in small spaces, and are easy to set up.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND BEFORE BUYING: 1. The Creative Pebble v3 has 2.25" drivers, which is a step up from 2" on the Pebble v2, with almost double the RMS Power of 8W vs 4.4W, and BT 5.0 Connectivity. The sound quality is average in aux mode, a tad better in BT mode, and the best in Type-C mode, but the good thing is that you'll find the audio quality to be well beyond any monitor speakers or low-wattage desktop-powered USB Speakers in all modes. I mean, just to give you an idea, my Logitech Z120 speakers, bought in 2019 for just under 1000 INR, score 3/10 over aux, while these Creative Pebble v3 score 6/10 over BT 5.0 (Wireless). So, it's still a huge upgrade if you're coming from something like that, or you just want the convenience of Bluetooth, particularly if you don't have much space in your room or house. 2. The Creative Pebble Pro has the newer BT 5.3 standard, which can provide a more stable connection and potentially better efficiency. However, it uses the Standard SBC codec just like the Pebble v3, so the main audio quality improvement comes from the speakers' hardware rather than a superior codec. 3. THE MOST IMPORTANT: These speakers obviously sound the best via USB-C, but they have their limitations. They require you to have an audio and power-capable Type-C port on your System. So, if you're thinking of supplying power via an external 10W adapter, you'll be forced to use only Aux or Bluetooth, else they'll limit to just 2.5W on USB 2.0 AND 4.5W on USB 3.0 port. However, if you have a laptop setup with a Type-C external monitor, you could connect these speakers right into ANY OF THE Type-C downstream ports on the monitor, provided that the laptop is connected to the upstream Type-C port and the downstream Type-C ports aren't limited to data only, unlike in the highly popular Dell P Series. This should provide both audio and power to the speakers while enabling the High-Gain mode. Otherwise, you'll have the option to use Bluetooth, and it will let you switch these to any device of your choice within the bluetooth range, but you're going to need a 10 Watt power adapter (Highly Recommended). 4. The Creative Pebble Pro comes with 2 Type-C Ports, dedicated to audio and 30W power delivery to enable High-Gain mode. So, they fix the high-gain issue, no matter the type of connection you use. They have the best audio quality you could expect from such tiny speakers, particularly in Bluetooth mode, and also come with an audio out port. Just make sure to use a 30W PD Adapter to unlock their true potential. 5. If you want something even superior to the Creative Pebble Pro, the Pebble X speakers might be worth the wait, but they're obviously going to be a bit costly. They feature larger 2.75" drivers, a wider frequency response of 60 Hz vs 80 Hz, higher standard output of 15W RMS vs 10W RMS, and Creative app support. I don't know when or if they'll be available in India, but at the expected price, something like Edifier MR4 or R1280BT or R1700BT would make more sense, provided you can spend 10K to 15K. 6. If you don't want speakers and want top-notch audio quality right from your laptop, it's a genuine reomendation to get any 14 or 16-inch MacBook Pro, new or refurbished, and trust me, you'll be blown away even if you're coming from a high-end Windows laptop, as they usually lack lower-frequency response, which depends upon a lot of factors, like the number of speakers and whether they have dedicated woofers, their size, wattage, placement, and chassis thickness. Having said that, Dell XPS, HP Spectre, Lenovo Yoga Pro, and MS Surface Laptop Series are the benchmarks for audio quality in Windows, yet most would have a hard time beating even any MacBook Air from the last couple of years. Most of them aren't worth their price, at least for the audio quality. Still, the Lenovo Yoga 7 Pro and Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 seem to be the most sensible choice in my opinion and best bought during sale, if anybody interested. Otherwise, the Apple MBA 15 is also a good choice for 100,000 to 110,000. BELOW IS THE SOUND QUALITY OF THE CREATIVE PEBBLE LINEUP COMPARED Creative Pebbe v3 Aux = 5/10, BT = 5/10, Type-C = 6/10 [Using Standard port, <10W] Aux = 6/10, BT = 6.5/10, Type-C = 7.5/10 [Using 10W at 5V/2A] Creative Pebble Pro Aux = 6.5/10, BT = 6.5/10, Type-C = 7.5/10 [Using Std USB-C, 15W] Aux = 7.5/10, BT = 8/10, Type-C = 9/10 [Using 30W PD adapter] Creative Pebble X Aux = 7/10, BT = 7/10, Type-C = 8/10 [Using Standard USB-C, 15W] Aux = 8.5/10, BT = 9/10, Type-C = 9.5/10 [Using 30W PD adapter] VERDICT: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO GO FOR CREATIVE PEBBLE PRO OVER THIS AS IT COSTS ONLY 1000 MORE FOR A SUPERIOR AUDIO QUALITY, PARTICULARLY BASS, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES A 30W ADAPTER TO ENABLE THE HIGH GAIN MODE, BUT IF YOU JUST WANT IT FOR CALLS & WATCHING MOVIES, THEN PEBBLE V3 SOULD BE FINE. IF WILLING TO SPEND ~15K INR, THEN YOU CAN GO WITH EDIFIER R1700BT with audiophile-grade Audio.

Great sound, loud and balanced, and very compact in size, perfect for home and office pc

To be fair, I don't usually buy this kind of speaker. I find that small drivers voiced to put out more bass than they can actually manage, can end up sounding quite ridiculous. I've tried a few cheap speakers and they never work out well, so I wasn't expecting much. I expect vocal clarity and intelligibility to be the first goal of any speaker designer, and these don't do that. They are muffled and boxy, with a very high emphasis on bass output. As you can see for the video, the enclosure is so light that it starts rotating when the bass hits, so even that didn't work out well. This is connected to a pro interface with +4dBu output, hence there's no capping of the bass transient. No EQ was used. With onboard sound or a USB DAC I'm unable to reach this level. The speaker is fed from a 5V, 3A power supply - using a motherboard's USB-C sees distortion set in a lot earlier. I measured the usable output level at 80dB at 2 feet for music, maybe a bit higher for compressed modern pop music and then a little more for internet video. You'd just be able to get 85-88dB max if you're sitting close up. When using the USB-C of the motherboard (and, I'm assuming, a USB-C PD charger), there's no apparent way to shift the speaker to low gain mode. When using the external supply the difference between the modes is quite apparent. The High mode sacrifices some more of the already poor fidelity, making the treble more peaky and the enclosure rotates a little earlier. The wires are extremely short. I can barely get it on either side of a 30" monitor and have to get creative (no pun intended) to get the right placement. I needed a basic speaker to cover one PC's audio output till the pandemic situation ended, and needed something a little better than the R12U I was using earlier. This is fine for that. This is my fourth cheap Chinese product, and they are all terrible. The sound processing employed by all of them ruins the sound and if you never heard a good speaker you'd think it is okay, but it's not. Creative tried to get a tiny 1.5" driver (it's not 2") to sound big and it just ends up confused. You can just about make out the vocal section, and the bass is boxy and just sounds cheap. One caveat though, when running speech and Youtube videos off cheap motherboard audio it sounds acceptable. It's only when connected to a proper source and playing music with proper transients, that you can tell it's junk. For my intended application it'll work, but don't be misled by the positive feedback. You are never going to get more than you are paying for it.

Good product in this price sound quality is very good

sound less than bass build quality good but also focus on sound not just bass official use not recommended for this speaker

The sound quality is amazing, bass quality is amazing Best Speaker around 2k. the sound is crystal clear

Great speakers for the price. They should be costlier.

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I recommend

Después de buscar durante varios días opciones de bocinas me convencí y compré las Pebble V3. Ciertamente, no decepcionan! Un punto que me gustó bastante es que ya no es necesario usar el puerto AUX, sino que se conectan únicamente con USB y traen un adaptador para la entrada, esto para mí fue maravilloso porque el puerto AUX generalmente distorsiona el sonido. En cuanto al diseño, me gustaron bastante, no son pesadas como aparentan, y son de muy buena calidad. Son fáciles de instalarse, solamente es plug n' play y el sonido es buenísimo. He escuchado música a todo volumen tanto de la laptop como de las bocinas y el sonido mantiene su calidad. Ampliamente recomendable, es una muy buena inversión a muy buen precio.

Los compré hace casi dos años, siguen funcionando perfectamente, se escuchan muy bien y más teniendo en cuenta su precio, además tienen una estética muy bonita. Una de las mejores compras.