Customer Reviews for JBL - Pebbles Plug and Play Stereo Computer Speakers (2-Piece) - Black
Customer Rating
4
Nice but... too much base
on November 1, 2014
Posted by: midwest88
from Kansas City
It would be nice if one could control the deep tones. Otherwise it's a nice set of speakers. Clever management of cables. I disconnect the USB when I want to turn off the speakers.
I've had these speakers for about 2 weeks now, and am pleased. I was not expecting strong bass from such small speakers, and that proved to be true. However, they do sound very good. My only complaint is the shortness of the cords provided. You can't place them much further away from your monitor than either side of it.
The sound is very adequate for listening to news clips and general audio for news, Youtube, etc. I can not find any controls for bass, though they seemed to be balanced for bass heavy. As a side issue, I was so put off by JBL's notion of providing setup instructions, I emailed my dissatisfaction. The setup directions, is a tiny piece of paper, literally containing a child-like drawing for connecting the cables, without any text. Yet adding another annoyance by providing cables that are extremely short. The active speaker has a + sign and a - sign, with an indention between them. There is no explaination for these markings.
These speakers look and sound better than my coworkers think should be legal in an office setting. I especially like that one USB cable takes care of both power and audio signal (less desk clutter) and that Windows 7 instantly recognized the speakers. True plug & play!
I knew they would sound great because all JBL does, but they truly blow me away! They have better bass response than my brand new Control's! But the truly amazing thing about these is the fact that the USB plug not only serves as an input for the sound, it also powers them. No lugging around a DC adapter and cord getting all tangled up. It also has an aux 3mm input! Well done JBL!