CREATIVE Pebble V3 Minimalistic 2.0 USB-C Desktop Speakers with USB Audio, Clear Dialog Enhancement, Bluetooth 5.0, 8W RMS with 16W Peak Power, USB-A Converter Included (White)

I don't often leave a review but the CREATIVE line of speakers are worth writing one for. I have owned the Pebble V2s since around 2022, when I built my first PC. They were a cheap option after spending a lot of money on expensive components and I wasn't expecting much out of them but they ended up sounding good and lasting a good few years with daily use. Decided it was time to replace the V2s once they started to become crackly and fuzzy. So I searched Amazon for another pair of V2s and noticed that the V3s were now available. The added Bluetooth functionality was a big draw as well as the single USB-C cable to carry the audio and power the speakers. The separate 3.5mm audio jack and USB-C connection on the previous model made for a slightly more complicated setup so the single USB-C cable performing both functions is appreciated. The speakers are very easy to set up and sound impressively clear even at higher volume levels. Connect your USB-C (or USB-A with the included adapter) and change your PC input to the speakers. Volume is very easy to control with the knob on the right hand speaker which rotates smoothly and allows very small increases to find the perfect level for your space. Bluetooth is just as simple. Click and hold the pairing button to the right of the volume control to enter pairing mode and connect your laptop, phone, tablet, etc. Toggle between USB and Bluetooth audio by clicking the button again. The speakers automatically reconnect to the last connected Bluetooth device. In Bluetooth audio mode the power LED pulses slowly while solid in USB mode. Another great purchase from CREATIVE. I'll be back for the V4s in 2028.

Good value desktop speakers that are easy to set up and take up very little space on the desk. The compact design fits neatly under a monitor and the USB/Bluetooth options make them versatile for different devices. Sound is clear and works well for movies and general use, especially with dialogue, but bass is limited so they’re not ideal for music-heavy listening unless paired with a subwoofer. Overall, solid budget speakers that do a good job for everyday use.

At this price, I wouldn’t recommend any other speaker. The USB C connection option is a game changer. Unlike previous generations, you don’t need to power the speaker and then use the aux; now you have the option to only use USB C. It has a toggle for high gain and low gain modes. I don’t see a huge difference between the two, but it is great to have. The Bluetooth functionality is great; I’ve had no connection losses or scratchy sounds. Wish it had slightly better sub-bass and bass. The vocal quality is decent enough, certainly better than other USB C speakers. It comes with a very handy USB C to A converter adapter to use with USB A devices, which is a game changer. I have used this with my PC, MacBook, and my PS5 Sim, and it worked on all devices seamlessly. The speakers have a good rubber grip on the bottom to stop it from sliding. The light indicator switches colours depending on the modes, and it is easy to understand. It’s not a very heavy speaker, which is good. They are perfectly sized to fit on any desk. I’d say it’s a safe buy.

The creative pebble v3 desk speakers have been a great addition to my setup. After some research for budget speakers, I heard these come up over and over again so I decided to try them out. They are very compact, easy to setup and feature clear controls for the gain and the volume. At this price point I’d say you would be lucky to find a better option as these speakers pack a serious punch for the cost. They also have multiple colours to match your setup which I appreciate. Overall I have no complaints for these speakers and would recommend them to anyone who wants modern looking budget speakers with solid audio quality.

I am not an audiophile by any means but I understand sound quality and I understand what can/cannot be achieved based on the physical size of a speaker. Our house has 6 SONOS speakers, I have Bose QC Buds and Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones because I appreciate decent sound. I needed some speakers to sit on a small desk, they needed to be quickly switchable between my MacBook and my work issued Windows Dell laptop. They had to sound good. I came across these when Googling PC Speakers and for the price I thought I would give them a shot, after all I can always send them back. Found them with a 25% off promo here on Amazon. Took a few mins to discover that they would not connect to both USB and 3.5mm at the same time *USB us for power and if connected to a computer, that device is the one the speakers work with at which point the 3.5mm becomes redundant. You can only use the 3.5mm is the speakers are powered by USB from a plug (not a device that will see them as speakers) hope this makes sense. Som that was an instant fail. To cut a long story short, I ended up connecting both laptops via Bluetooth and it works a treat. Easy to switch between devices and so far no goggles in doing so. How do these sound? - In a word, superb. I read lots of negative comments about no bass but realistically speaking, the bass is actually very good. The thing to note about bass on a small speaker is that quality is very much dependant on the truck you are listening to. Small speakers cannot reproduce sub-bass so forget that, if you are used to listening to a track that has a lot of sub bass, that sound will simply not be there so the track will sound awful. These speakers are not for Hip-Hop, EDM, Techno or other dance genre's. It is not the fault of the speaker. No small speaker can help you here. However, bass at different frequencies can be reproduced really well. Particularly guitar based music, Jazz, Electronica. Anyhoo, the stereo separation is actually very good, the amount of times I have forgot what I was doing work wise because I got drawn in to some crazy stereo effect is testament to that. These simply sound good, very entertaining and way better than expected. I have various tracks I listen to when I get new speakers or headphones, each of them when tested sounded way better than I had hoped or expected. Primal Scream - Free (from the Memphis recordings) - Excellent Eagles - Hotel California (Live MTV) - Excellent RATM - Take the Power Back - Excellent Amber Rubarth - Strive (Binaural) - Excellent Bjork - Hunter - Poor (too much bass for the v3 to handle) BADBADNOTGOOD - Speaking Gently - Excellent Common - Heat - Poor (too much bass for the v3 to handle) Daft Punk - Get Lucky - Incredible, including great bass reproduction (much be the right frequency) Art Blakey - Moaning - Superb Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q - Stereo imaging is amazing on this track Like these tracks or not, they are great for testing speakers or headphones. So to summarise, these are great speakers with the caveat that you need to be sensible in your expectations. No they won't reproduce sub bass notes, no small speaker can or ever will. Everything else, sounds really good 5* especially at this price Hope this helps

Really good for the price it's more then loud enough the volume turning thing is Soo convenient the overall all audio quality is impressive for a speaker in this price range . I would recommend.they have a good quality build . I would of posted a video but the audio quality will not be accurate because different mics give different audio

20th-CENTURY STORY: I have great hi-fi in the living room, also connected to my DVD and TV. A few years ago, I retired my old amplifier to my office, adding some good bookshelf speakers and (recently) superb headphones, for listening whilst I work or just using my PC. I also have an Apple iPod touch with excellent (new) 1More earbuds. For eight years, I have been quite content with a pair of £15 little Logitech Z120 desk speakers – obviously much better sound than that built into the various computers I have owned but surely unnecessary to spend more; as you can see, I have my “serious” listening covered on all fronts...or so I thought! 21st-CENTURY STORY: Over the past couple of years, I have been slowly (or “quickly and indiscriminately” as my wife would phrase it…) acquiring music and speech downloads as well as still buying CDs (surely everyone needs 58 performances of Fidelio?) I realised that it would be more convenient to listen to at least some of those purchases via my office computer, instead of always transferring files to my iPod (I am aware of some further if minimal loss of sound quality). Thus, my trusty little Logitechs - fine for general use and the occasional half-listen whilst I did my emails - were no longer adequate and must be honourably retired. Extensive research within a somewhat arbitrary price-bracket of up to £70 yielded several suitable candidates until I realised that my overflowing desk would not really allow anything larger than about 6” high x 5” wide...ideally something to tuck just below each side of my monitor. Thus the Creative Pebble series raised its head and cried (musically) “Me, me, meeeeeeee!” Reviews of the original version and V2 were mixed – whether on Amazon or elsewhere - but overall pretty positive. I was about to settle on the original version, when I started to read about the V3. I am fairly untechnical, so I was mystified by terms such as ‘High gain’, USB-C, ‘Clear dialog [sic...I’m English] enhancement’, ‘Bluetooth [alright, I do have a smartphone but still don’t get the Bluetooth thing]’, ‘8W RMS’ and suchlike. Having always connected computer speakers, earphones to iPods and similar via a 3.5mm jack [yes, I know what that is!] I was puzzled by the single USB connection required, both for power and sound. Surely a jack and perhaps a mains unit as well as USB lead were necessary? Several extensive emails to Creative Labs on puzzling points proved fruitful. The very patient and helpful OLGA (praise be to her) gave me the incentive and confidence in her company and the product to invest. The turning point was the information that USB sound is superior to that provided via a 3.5mm jack (and all the reasons why that is so, supported by further research); hence the V3 in preference to the other two models. And after all, I argued with myself, around £32 after discount is well within my budget and if necessary I can always return the speakers. So, “THEY” arrived within 48 hours, connected (using the thoughtfully-provided USB ‘A’ converter...AHA! I know what it’s for now!) and working ten minutes later. Over the past couple of days, I have carried out extensive tests on spoken word (plays, radio documentaries) and music. “My” type is mainly classical, with a very wide spectrum from solo piano to large-scale choral, orchestral and (especially) opera. I also like some traditional jazz, and “epic” film scores like Ben-Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, etc. Knowing that headphones and speakers need time to “embed” before they reach their best, I sought out a complete recording of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas (Arrau) on YouTube and simply let all eleven hours of it play through. Each time I popped back into the office to make sure that the Pebbles were settling in and weren’t homesick, I found myself very impressed with the initial quality (I read somewhere that speakers ideally need about 100 hours to reach their peak – is that true?) Yesterday and today, I let rip! Beethoven overtures (Harnoncourt), the First Piano Concerto (Brendel/Levine), the whole of Fidelio (Bernstein live)and Missa Solemnis (Karajan live), Janacek Violin Sonata, some cafe Jazz on YouTube, Third Ear Band’s soundtrack to Polanski’s Macbeth, Stravinsky’s Petroushka, Schubert string quartet music, Satie piano, Emma Barnet on Five Live, some of King Lear [love that play!], Cordell’s suite from the film Khartoum, a quarter-hour of Puccini’s Tosca and – of course – Tchaikovsky’s 1812 (Kunzel...LOUD!!) VERDICT: Well, as you can tell, I am having a wonderful time with my new acquisition! The Pebbles have stood up to my punishing regime with Honours! Very soft as well as loud sources, solo-intrumental as well as full orchestra, spoken word – nearly everything sounds good. So much of the music is full, rich and detailed (lovely sweet piano tone in the Janacek and also the Beethoven sonatas)– quite worthy of speakers costing five times the price. Truth to tell, some of the very tops are a little but not-seriously constricted, and I doubt if this set-up will handle Mahler’s 8th, but exactly how much can one reasonably demand of speakers less than 5 inches high and so user-friendly priced! On the whole, I am much more than satisfied. FINALE: Creative Labs are to be commended on taking note of most of the criticisms of their previous models, and really raising the game with the V3. I am assuming that my listening experience will just get better as the speakers “bed-in”. I am already more impressed than I expected to be – and at this price, the Creative Pebbles deserve to sweep the board!

Nice looking little pair of speakers. But according to some reviewers these are the bomb. They're not the bomb...they are good for the price. But they're not exceptional.

dobrze brzmią - zaskakująco dobrze, jak na głośniki komputerowe. dobrze wykonane, nie zagracają, mogą się podobać. Bez problemu zaczęły współpracować i z komputerem i telefonem.

a caixinha de som é linda, deixa o ambiente muito mais clean, o som é maravilhoso e bem alto, único ponto negativo é que a caixa veio amassada, como se já tivesse sido aberta, como muitos outros comentários que vi aqui, mas fora isso, gostei muito.

Rewelacyjne głośniki do PC. Umożliwiają połączenie bluetooth oraz kablowe.

I've had them for about three years now and they're still going strong! I was honestly surprised about the sound since they are pretty cheap. I barely wear my headphones now, the ease of speakers is just great. If I do want to use my headphones I simply turn them off with the knob no problem, and when I turn them back on they easily switch back! If you're still on the fence, I can honestly say it's worth it. I think they go pretty loud too, I usually have them turned up about 25% of the way. I've always been too scared to use them at full volume in my tiny apartment lol. If you care about bass these might not be for you though as it's not that strong.

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