Are they Magic 8 Balls? Lawn bowling balls? I dont care, I want Creatives
wild new desktop Pebble Nova stereo speakers

Date:
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:21:46 +0000

Description:
Someday you will find me caught beneath the landslide, with the Creative Pebble Nova on my desk.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Creative 's Pebble Nova is the latest in the brand's Pebble series Coaxial drivers; Bluetooth 5.3; USB audio; Aux-in A premium offering, priced 239.99 (so around $305 or AU$478)

Not so hot on the heels of its highly successful Creative Pebble Plus
offering (which launched in early 2022), Creative Technology is back with
some new desktop speaker Pebbles, with the launch of the Creative Pebble
Nova.

What Creative calls a "unique angled design" looks to me for all the world like two lawn bowling balls with RGB halo lighting at their base plus
included stands and I say that as high praise. I want that; I want their coaxial tweeter/woofer drivers either side of my desktop PC if they sound good.

The new speakers also represent a significant step towards a more premium range from Creative (yes, there's quite a price hike over the 2022 Plus-suffixed model) but if they sound as good as they look, I'm very interested.

The elevated drivers are positioned at 45-degrees to achieve a sweet-spot to each of the listener's ears, and you love to see it.

Pebble Nova is available priced at GBP 239.99 and is available at Creative.com. Champagne Pebble Nova To clarify, you get two of them (Image credit: Creative)

According to Creative, that RGB lighting spans 'the full color spectrum', but glows different colors to denote how you're connecting them. On that, your options include Bluetooth 5.3 streaming, USB audio playback, and a universal 3.5 mm AUX input, so they're potentially a good shout for multi-media stereo speakers.

To me, they don't look dissimilar to Cabasse's very high-end Pearl speakers , or even Devialet's also-more-pricey Mania solo speaker option, so despite the new pricing bracket for Creative, there's a very good chance of value-for-money here too.

Its makers tell me the Creative app also unlocks access to the company's proprietary Acoustic Engine audio tech, including Surround, Smart Volume, Bass, Dialog+, and Crystal Voice, enabling users to tweak the audio settings and lighting to suit their preferences.

Pebble Nova is available priced 239.99 (which is approximately $305 or
AU$478, although pricing and availability for these regions isn't yet set in concrete).

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