Creative Pebble V3 - 2.0 USB-C Computer Speakers With Bluetooth 5.0

Over the years I have mostly relied on inexpensive speakers; lately, however, I have found them failing at an alarming rate; two within 60 days of purchasing them. These speakers, cost a bit more than I would usually spend, but it has become increasingly urgent that I own excellent speakers as I become more dependent upon my computer for work. While the blue-tooth function isn't completely reliable, plugging them into the microphone jack provides excellent sound, real stereo, even when the speakers are paired just on my desk. One of my favorite new things this year!

I was looking for something semi-portable that could be powered from a usb port. These are native USB-C but come with an adapter if you need usb-A. They sound better than I was expecting and for the price, this is a pleasant surprise. There is more bass than I expected, but it is still recessed. The upper midrange and the treble is pretty good for a cheap pair of speakers. The treble is quite bright. They get quite loud, but I am using usb-c so I think the power level is higher than with usb-a. There is also bluetooth and an auxiliary input on the back.Compared with something like the bose companion 2 III's, these are more detailed in the upper midrange and treble, but worse in the bass ranges.

I'm pretty happy with these speakers. Only reason I don't give them 5 stars is because I have a pretty specific purpose for them and I don't exactly push them for the sound quality. I purchased these for my online classes in my grad school program (Thanks, Covid) so I could listen to classes without having my clunky gaming headphones on and possibly do workouts while listening to lectures. For that end, they work great. No complaints about sound quality with Zoom meetings and lectures. I haven't listened to much music with them or played much in the way of computer games with them (save for Valheim), but I purchased them for video conferencing and they fulfill that purpose wonderfully. What little gaming and music I do use them for (mostly smooth listening to help ... MoreI'm pretty happy with these speakers. Only reason I don't give them 5 stars is because I have a pretty specific purpose for them and I don't exactly push them for the sound quality. I purchased these for my online classes in my grad school program (Thanks, Covid) so I could listen to classes without having my clunky gaming headphones on and possibly do workouts while listening to lectures. For that end, they work great. No complaints about sound quality with Zoom meetings and lectures. I haven't listened to much music with them or played much in the way of computer games with them (save for Valheim), but I purchased them for video conferencing and they fulfill that purpose wonderfully. What little gaming and music I do use them for (mostly smooth listening to help me concentrate when studying), the speakers work great for that as well. I can't exactly crank up Heavy Metal or an ultra-violent war game with these because of the proximity my office has to my kid's room, but I got the gaming headphones for that anyway. Finally, they don't take up much desk space and the volume gets loud enough that I can hear when I'm riding my stationary bike without issue.So if you're looking for something with a low footprint on your desk and decent sound quality for Zoom or other video conferencing software, these'll work great. If you want to get something of the highest audio quality to listen to music or game like you're inside an IMAX theater, you're going to have to ask someone else's opinion.