From Mainstream To Premium - Creative Pebble X Plus Speakers

Creative Pebble line-up has a new sibling! Let us walk you through unboxing of the Pebble X Plus and give you all the insights on this new, more powerful speaker that might just be the last speaker you will ever buy...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Unboxing and First Impressions
04:39 - Pebble Series Line-Up Brief
05:30 - Pebble X Specs
05:44 - Price
06:01 - Loudness
06:23 - Subwoofer
06:35 - Cable Lenghts
06:45 - RGB On or Off
07:00 - PD or USB-C?
07:19 - Sound Sample 1A
07:26 - Sound Sample 1B
07:34 - Sound Sample 2A
07:51 - Sound Sample 2B
08:08 - Sound Sample 3A
08:29 - Sound Sample 3B
08:52 - Control
09:10 - Summary

[@itslessfunincanada]

Very cool that CREATIVE included a mounting hole on the bottom of the speakers. They might look and sound better mounted on a mini tripod.

[@potterj09]

If they followed the old formula of Creative speakers and had everything separated by rca cables I would grap one of these in an instant and use it on my deck.

[@D3PeXoR]

I have Pebbles V3 without subwoofer which I bought in my Country for around 25-30$, and was interested in those new one, but the price is overkill it's 110$ for 2.0 and respectivelly 150$ for this 2.1 version. That's insane.

[@clarisse6741]

Great sound! Thanks :-)

[@guillaumepare9651]

I wonder if putting a damper (eg. foam) under the sub would reduce if not eliminate the vibrations.

[@GG-wi7ev]

Im in the market for a 2.1 set of speakers as my microlab fc360 have given up. Would you recommend these or the logitech z533? The price is similar, but the z533 have a higher rms. However, im more interested in sound quality than louder sound

[@DctrGizmo]

Is the sub good enough to be placed on the floor?

[@lorddal]

Just wondering this set with the subwoofer, is it possible to use the speakers without the subwoofer? I just wanted to know if they are flexseble that Way. Then I could use them without the subwoofer until my son got bigger. 🙂

[@deuswulf6193]

I'd rather just get the Creative T40, which will sound better and likely cost less as they are often on sale. There is also the Edifier bookshelf speakers.

[@james.telfer]

Noticeable difference in the bass on more power. How do you control the RGB colours? Good audio sample tests 👍

[@A2KMedia]

Thanks! for the rgb currently you can change modes via the rgb toggle and holding that enables brightness control with the wheel. But it should be supported via the app in the future.

[@jason83ok]

Hi,is it possible to plug in a usb type c thumbdrive in and play music files directly?

[@MattSanta]

What laptop do you have

[@TheBlack4Kill]

They exaggerated the price, in my country they priced the new model 4x more expensive than Creative Pebble Plus

[@A2KMedia]

it is considerably better than pebble plus, but should not be 4x though. How much is it where you live and where is it?

[@guillaumepare9651]

I'm suprised. I'm in Canada and the x plus is 180$CAN compared to 80$ for the plus. So barely more than 2x.

[@rockyninja5089]

Pro is $69 in Canada currently

[@Jensen761]

Yeah got the pebble plus for 32 usd, these are 127.50 usd here.

[@Angultra]

Plus is $50 CAD on Amazon right now, X Plus is $180. Way too much imo

[@Environ-nl8fr]

I feel like the increase in base from that one tiny sub versus the Pebble x with a passive radiator in each speaker would not be significant enough to warrant the cost.

[@quiltedquickerpicker]

Thank you for including the test with the PD because I was watching a bunch of reviews and they never disclosed if they used the added usb-c (PD) plug and tbh it seems they didn't even bother because some just complain about the lack of bass. So I thank you because your review gave me the proper info.

[@LegendaryMaoMao20]

Can you review the Creative Pebble X next? I'm curious to see what the differences are other than the subwoofer

[@A2KMedia]

You can go to Creative website and select these two for a direct spec comparison, it will show you all the nitty-gritty details. Apart from the sub, there are not many other differences

[@arcturuz78]

would you recommend the pebble x or katana se? after hearing the sound samples here and going back to your katana se review, the sound coming out from the katana se sounds very muffled

[@A2KMedia]

Its a pretty hard comparison, especially over the video. I would say if you need good sounding PC speakers then pebble x plus(with sub) would be prefered. if you want something that will do more than that like TV then maybe katana se. Depending on your room size.

[@arcturuz78]

@@A2KMedia thanks I bought the pebble x due to the better sound separation based on your videos.

[@TheWWWyrm]

I love my pebble pro. I wonder if I should upgrade to the pebble X plus.

[@A2KMedia]

would you need more bass? The bass on these is nice, but not intrusive.

[@TheWWWyrm]

@@A2KMedia I actually want specifically that. I love the subtle rumble that you can feel through the table from the pros when there is bass. I think a bit more non intrusive vibration would be amazing.

[@Piquliar]

I was waiting for an update to the Pebble Plus and got excited when I saw these but the price was a but...interesting. I wonder how they compare to the Creative Soundstage V2 which is cheaper and has significantly more power output, especially in the subwoffer department. I love how these look though and that's the cutest sub I've seen lol.

[@ProjectPewgf]

I've always loved the idea if portable sub that you can power via a power bank for full portability. I did some research on Mini rig but I wasn't sold in the end it might still be a better idea maybe mini rig 4 if it has aptx lossless or ldac at least but I can always add that to any of these via aux port . I have tried Creative stage 360 and returned it because I found the bass to be too boomy even at -5. Currently using Creative stage se as daily driver for pc . I would love to hear the difference, im sure Pebble x plus has a decent/ possibly better sound tuning then what I've tried so far and overall better punchyness due to the added sub which I'm expecting to be balanced well overall as all rounder listening experience for everything..

[@Piquliar]

@@ProjectPewgf Oh, I haven't heard much about mini rig lately. The stage V2 might be boomy like the 360 you think? I'm hearing so much good stuff about the stage SE though, I'm considering getting it honestly, it looks perfect for me, one bar with solidly full sound that's pretty easy to set up and move around.

[@ProjectPewgf]

@@Piquliar I was really tempted to buy pebble x plus, still am cos of the portability but st same time I want the best all in one premium bookshelf + reference speakers with 24bit/96khz/192khz max. Stage SE is amaizing but even using usb its not as high res as its only 16bit / 44khz and a cheap Soundcore motion x300 ldac speaker playing the same 16bit or 24bit flac or wav file sounds much more cohesive & clean with perfect amount of punch in certain departments (but only using voice eq on soundcore or sometimes balance eq) I've decided these two are in my list Kef lsx ii Pebble x plus Just worried about pebble sounding a bit boxy as others had this issue with older models not sure about this one or pebble in general not heard it in person yet. If you pickup SE then the best overall eq on the remote is +2 on treble and enable voice enhancer and leave surround off unless you want to experience bigger soundstage for music but I mainly use surround for films.

[@Piquliar]

@@ProjectPewgf I see, yeah I do wish it was capable of higher res playback. I got my old LG G7 which I primarily use for music and podcasts and that has some pretty sweet audio both wired with the quad dac on the 3.5mm and wireless with AptX HD iirc. I'm not considering the Pebble X Plus and I doubt it'd be boomy like the Stage you had since it's using passive radiators which usually have cleaner, faster bass in my experience but can get boomy if you position it in the corner of a room sometimes.

[@rumahpita5157]

can we turn off the RGB?

[@ctrlaltdel02]

I wonder if they sound kinda crappy just in this vid, or in live too. About what you can expect from speakers of this configuration, boosted bass with peaks in working region, extension to low end drops from cliff, can't complain about highs, but mids is clearly missing. And that lighning effect for sure adds +10 to the sound. For this price point either go with mono speaker, like some decent bluetooth one, or just get some full range stereo speakers if you want stereo. That is, if what you want is to get decent sound. If you want them to look cool and flashy, there definitely are more cheaper options, and more expensive too.

[@marcosmoll6577]

Чтобы бы посоветовали как альтернативу?

[@Angultra]

Always liked the Pebbles but price is really high, like 3x the original Plus.

[@jrep41]

The best song to test speakers : Fast Car of Tracy Chapman

[@lazylizard6682]

❤❤

[@azlife4me]

I have these speakers and they are horrible. I do have them hooked up with the 65W PD power supply. The sound is as bad as built in monitor speakers. Buyer beware.

[@AquilaeYT]

I've had this one during one day, one day is sufficient to say that is absolutely crap for the price, even at 10 euro they are still bad. Like, the subwoofer takes over everything else, even with an EQ and the Power Delivery doesn't improve anything at all, it's rubbish, even the Pebble V2 with an EQ sounds better with a wider sounds, the treble and midrange are horrible and artificial, not surprising, Creative is a no name random Chinese brand, they mqde cheap horrible stuff and they never improve their quality and sound. Plus the design of this one are horrible, too big, the transparent coating for the RGB is horrible too, take so much fingerprint and the black coating on the subwoofer is super cheap ! I scratched it and the coating came off slightly, horrible, I hope they take this shit back, never again will I rely on videos from random people who think they know about sounds quality. Edit : They refund me entirely and i get true MR4 Edifier speakers, this "reviewer" also get triggered about my comment, check below these frustrated guys.

[@A2KMedia]

Hey, thanks for your comment - I really appreciate the feedback!! I wanted to check few things to understand this better. Can you share more details on your set-up on how you tested them and what audio source did you use also what song so I can do similar test. I've not found sub to be overpowering but I placed it on the floor, wonder if that makes such big difference. For the speakers and the coating over RGB, I just tried to leave any marks with greasy fingers and I can't see them - are you sure you got the right speakers and not some sort of knock off? Also Creative has been in the audio industry for a long time so hardly a no name brand and its from Singapore :)

[@chrisb5769]

By definition isn’t the original person making the comment just one of the “random people” who think they know better about sound quality? Lol Haters gonna hate as they say. A good review and people shouldn’t get worked up and rant…

[@AquilaeYT]

@@A2KMedia I do not have these chinese crap anymore, get a full refund and get true speakers : Edifier MR4 :) I won't answer to your long trollish comment, you're just a casual who received a sample of this kit even though you don't know anything about sound quality, it's well known.

[@AquilaeYT]

@@chrisb5769 This "person" reviews product based on products that brands send him, that's called "samples", he his what we called a "reviewer", he is not an enthusiast. I never said I was the pinnacle of audio knowledge, some people's on ASR laughed when they saw and heard this expensive kit which in reality is just a low-grade chinese kit, nothing more, I had one in my hands, my wife, my best friend heard them (I have a very well-sound room with very thick wooden furniture) and the conclusion is the same, even under APO EQ, it's crap in a cheap box, nothing more, no point talking about objectivity when half of the "reviews" are guys who unpack in 10s, test in 30 sec and said "YeAh So FrEaCkIng gOoD" These kind of people know nothing about Audio and don't really care if it suits their poor requirements, will tell you that 99% of the products they try are recommendable and will never tell you the negative points, let's be honest here what are you, the guy from this channel under a second account to appear more credible or something ? These Creative is bad, this test is objectively bad, that's simply how it is.

[@AquilaeYT]

@@chrisb5769 This "person" reviews product based on products that brands send him, that's called "samples", he his what we called a "reviewer", he is not an enthusiast. I never said I was the pinnacle of audio knowledge, some people's on ASR laughed when they saw and heard this expensive kit which in reality is just a low-grade chinese kit, nothing more, I had one in my hands, my wife, my best friend heard them (I have a very well-sound room with very thick wooden furniture) and the conclusion is the same, even under APO EQ, it's objectively bad, nothing more, no point talking about objectivity when half of the "reviews" are guys who unpack in 10s, test in 30 sec and said "YeAh So gOoD" These kind of people know nothing about Audio and don't really care if it suits their poor requirements, will tell you that 99% of the products they try are recommendable and will never tell you the negative points, let's be honest here what are you, the guy from this channel under a second account to appear more credible or something ? These Creative is bad, this test is objectively bad, that's simply how it is.