Interview

October 9, 2020

The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk

Devialet’s quest for perfect sound has won over VIP clients and secured them a global presence. Now the sound engineering startup is expanding further with earbuds.


Devialet's Gemini earbuds.

What product has Jay-Z and Beyonce dishing out thousands of dollars and Elon Musk tweeting out compliments? The answer to that riddle lies in a building in downtown Paris.

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Devialet's best-seller is a gold-plated speaker.
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Devialet's chief executive Franck Lebouchard.
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