CREATIVEPebble Plus 2.1 USB-Powered Desktop Speakers with Down-Firing Subwoofer and Far-Field Drivers, Up to 8W RMS Total Power for PCs and Laptops (Black)

I recently upgraded my main pc, and used the existing surround sound speakers on the new machine.I decided to keep the existing computer in the same office room, and needed a relatively simple sound set up to replace the speakers that I'd migrated to the new PC, without wanting to add lots of new wiring to the spaghetti of wires that live under the desks.The computer is running Windows 10 pro on an intel 8700K CPU and MSI Carbon Pro 390 motherboard.I initially considered a blue tooth set up, but there is a lot of electronic equipment in this room, and I was worried about interference.As it happened, these speakers from Creative were included in the Amazon Prime Deal promotion, and after a short period of research, I clicked 'buy it now'.The speakers arrived a couple of days later, two days before expected. Impressive, Amazon.I unboxed and set the speakers and subwoofer up according to the instructions, powering the speakers from a USB port on the PC itself, for a test run.Everything worked fine, so I then positioned everything properly, using extension cables for both the 3.5 mm speaker - PC jack and the speaker - subwoofer RCA jack. I also plugged the speakers into a dedicated 5v power adapter socket, freeing up the USB socket on the computer for other things.The integrated cables are quite short, in my opinion, so consider buying RCA male - Female and 3.5 mm male to female extension cables if you keep your PC under the desk, or, as in my own case, at some distance from the speakers themselves.I bought the Amazon Basics 3.5 mm Auxiliary Jack Audio Extension Cable ( 5m ) and the KabelDirekt RCA extension cable ( 2m ) and can confirm both cables work fine.As far as the speakers are concerned, I'm very impressed with the quality ( and on High Gain ) the volume of the sound.The speakers are each the size of a child's play ball, and the subwoofer is about 8"x 8"x 6". The speakers would easily fit either side of a monitor on an average sized desk without taking up too much space, and the neat ( and VERY light ) subwoofer can easily be tucked away under the desk.Again, I'd advise buying cable extensions to avoid stretching wires.I found the setup to be a little on the Bass heavy side as standard, but this issue was easily solved by installing 'Peace Equalizer' and the "Equalizer APO" from Sourceforge.This is hands down the best 2.1 desktop speaker set up I have ever used.The sound is very clear, and although it does get distorted at very high levels, I'd can't see a scenario where I'd need to raise the levels that high in normal use. The speakers are perfect for listening to movies and YouTube videos, and are perfectly adequate for listening to your own FLAC collection whilst sitting at your desk.I paid £33.24 for this speaker set, and as far as I'm concerned, this is is probably the best value computer related purchase I have ever made.The price at writing is only £34.99, and in all honesty, you'd be making a solid choice for your money.With the sole reservation about the length of the cabling, I would recommend these speakers 100% for 90% of computer users. Brilliant value.

The media could not be loaded. * FIRST IMPRESSIONSI recently upgraded my whole WFH setup and bought 2 (1 x 34" and 1 x 27") Dell Curved Monitors. I wanted some speakers that were compact, but could also deliver excellent sound quality. I spent countless of hours looking for the best budget set and these did not disappoint.The speakers came well packed in medium-sized (but not huge) box with all the necessary cables and manual. First impressions were, the speakers looked really good, not too big and just the right size to fit under my screens.* SETUPThe set up was fairly easy, I wish the cable length was longer between all the speakers, but it's unfortunately fairly common for PC speakers to be quite short in length.And if you wanted to extend the length, you can't either because the cables are not detachable from the speakers which is a shame.In my case though, the length was just perfect so no complaints from me!* SOUND QUALITYThat's where these speakers really shine. The sound quality is incredible, I didn't expect the quality to be that good for such a cheap and compact set of speakers.I've been listening to different types of songs including some that I listen to on my Sennheiser MTW3 and I must say the sound quality is definitely up there. Maybe not as defined but they certainly provide a wide soundstage and rich sound.One downside is that you can't adjust the treble but I am very happy with the default sound.* BASSI was super worried that the bass would be quite low or non-existent after reading other reviews, but that was not the case at all. The bass is definitely punchy and loud and I'm so glad I went for the subwoofer version!* HOW DO THEY COMPARE WITH OTHERSI had the Logitech Z200 and more recently Creative Inspire T10 but the Creative Pebble Plus 2.1 beats both of them, by far!! I don't think I would ever buy other speakers for PC use in the future.* CONCLUSIONThis is one of my favourite recent purchases. It's incredibly rare to find excellent value for money and these definitely do not disappoint. If you're looking for super high quality HiFi sound these may not be for you but for regular work, games, music and YouTube watching these are just perfect in my opinion. And I've tried several other speakers in the past but happy to settle with these for a longtime. Worth every penny!

This little system arrived less than 24 hours after ordering it. I read reviews beforehand, most of which were positive. One criticised the cable lengths and I have to agree; the cable length between the mini speakers is too short, but can’t be extended as it is fixed inside both speakers. I presume this is becasue the system is designed for computer or small sound devices. The cable lengths between the speakers and the subwoofer and the USB link are acceptable.This gripe aside I have to admit to being an old fashioned about stereo sound. I’ve graduated over the years from records through cassettes to CDs. I eschew sound bars annd blue tooth and have a brilliant analogue German system with a big floor mounted subwoofer, linked to my flat screen TV and originally to a big DVD/CD player. In its early days the system bothered my downstairs neighbours until i put it on a low stool, and then the neighbours left! No loss, they were a general pain. But over several months I didn’t play much music. Then I bought a small portable CD player and after much fuss connecting it up to my old system, I got this Creative Pebble + system. It was simplicity itself to set up. Its biggest plus is the subwoofer which provides as much base as you’d ever want or expect from such a small system. The treble presence is crisp and the overall sound is surprisingly good. I highly recommend this system; it’s performance is surprisingly good and impressive for something so small.

This is a great sounding pc speaker setup with decent base. Decent volume control range, feels decent quality and not too big. Had it over 6 months and still working fine.