Devialet Launches New Gemini II Earbuds

Franck Lebouchard, Devialet’s CEO, told StereoNet:

“We have condensed 15 years of expertise in acoustic research and development into Devialet Gemini II to deliver an even bigger sound experience in our smallest package yet. Driven by our vision to continually break boundaries in audio design, Devialet Gemini II’s new design offers a universal luxury listening experience thanks to improved ergonomy that lets listeners experience industry-leading proprietary technologies without feeling the earbuds in place.”

The company has completely revamped the case design for the Gemini II, with a compact and sleeker shape that more closely resembles other competitors in the market. This time around, Devialet is offering an Iconic White colour option and a Opéra de Paris edition in addition to the standard Matte Black. The case comes with a ridged design on both the top and bottom encasing a shiny, metallic strip that goes around the middle. The size decrease comes at the cost of the replaceable battery feature that was present in the first-gen, however, but it’s a small price to pay for being truly pocketable this time around.

The earbuds have also been shrunken down slightly, coming in at 16x23x26mm in comparison to the first gen’s 15x18x33mm. Weight-wise, the earbuds are 2 grams lighter at 6 grams per earbud, while the case has gone down to 49 grams versus the original 76 grams.

Inside, the Gemini II is using a brand new custom 10mm titanium-coated driver while offering the same SBC, AAC and aptX codecs. Thankfully, Bluetooth connectivity has been upgraded to Bluetooth 5.2. 

The active noise cancellation (ANC) has been improved as well, with Devialet claiming up to 40dB of noise cancellation thanks to the Adaptive Noise Cancellation technology that was developed specifically for the Gemini II and is supported by a dual-microphone array with digital filters using the company’s proprietary Internal Delay Compensation (IDC) technology. 

Devialet has also added Active Wind Reduction (AWR) to the Gemini II to reduce wind noise thanks to a layer of anti-wind material shielding the microphones from wind. Paired with a new bone conduction sensor, the company claims that every phone call will sound clear with no interference if you’re dealing with a windy environment.

There’s also IPX4 water resistance here, but the battery life has decreased slightly to five hours on a single charge in the earbuds, and a total of 22 hours with the charging case. 

Retailing at US$450 | S$629 for the Matte Black and Iconic White colours and at US$650 | S$929 for the Opéra de Paris edition, the Devialet Gemini II is now available for purchase.

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