While computers have become lighter, faster, smaller and more powerful, computer speakers have remained more or less the same. There’s just no excuse for that. Digital amplifiers are more powerful and less expensive than ever before, begging a new generation of USB-powered computer speakers to replace those bulky power bricks we’ve all struggled to hide behind out desks. Enter: JBL’s Pebbles.
The Pebbles’ press photos make the speakers look more like a set of snow tires than something Fred Flintstone’s daughter might use, but in person (and in our video) they’re cute as a button. We like the black base color with orange trim JBL sent us, but there are plenty of other fun color combinations available.
The speakers are powered via USB, and in our brief initial testing, don’t appear to put a huge strain on battery. Loud, clear and ever-so-slightly punchy, the Pebbles offer more than you might expect from a $50 pair of portable computer speakers. If you’re looking for something you can toss in your laptop bag for big sound on the go, or even just a simple desktop sound solution, JBL’s Pebbles are worth a look.
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