Devialet - Gemini Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds - Matte Black
Model: LX608
SKU: 6432285
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Customers frequently mention the exceptional sound quality of the Gemini Noise Cancelling True Wireless Earbuds, with many praising its accuracy and clarity. The earbuds are also lauded for their impressive battery life, with users appreciating the extended usage time they provide. While some users find the fit to be a bit of an issue, many find comfort when the earbuds are seated correctly. The earbuds' wireless charging capability and the effectiveness of its noise cancellation and transparency modes are also positively noted by customers.
The Devialet Gemini comeback story begins… the main issues are fixed regarding the software bugs and connectivity issues. We now have a stable and POWERFUL set of ANC earbuds for your listening pleasure. If you know Devialet, you are to expect nothing but excellence and fantastic sound. If you have not heard of Devialet, be prepared for a SWEET introduction to incredible sound from their first entry into the earbud market. I am glad to see Devialet bounce back to provide another viable ANC earbud for our listening pleasure. First and foremost, these look and sound AMAZING!!!! Build quality is top-notch and made of high-quality materials. The Phantom speaker design language is present, and you will like these if you are into Devialet's minimalistic styling. From the case to the actual buds, you will NOT question the build of these, and in fact, using these will reassure you of your purchase. OVERVIEW Setup 4/5 Build 5/5 Sound 5/5 ANC 5/5 Battery 4/5 App & Features 2/5 Call Quality 2/5 SETUP/BUILD. The Gemini setup was straightforward. Open the earbuds, find your tips, remove the blue tape from the contacts, charge the case (Qi compatible), and pair them using the Bluetooth menu. For the REAL experience, download the Devialet Gemini app for customizations. I instantly notice that these sound GREAT, especially if you tweak the EQ (it works) to your liking. The flat EQ setting is an excellent balanced sound profile. Most buds are not affected by the EQ in-app, but these you can definitely notice every time a change is made. I found that if I put the case on a charger first, the case would be "activated," and you could get it to pair after removing the blue tape from each earbud. After they are "charged", you can pair them in the app. SOUND. In my experience, the Geminis are at the top for sound quality in the wireless ANC space, ESPECIALLY at the $299 price point. Lows and mids are powerful and clean, with sharp separation between bass and mids. Vocals do not sound processed and are just clear studio-quality sound and not warm to my ear. Things were not tinny or piercing at any point and stayed quite balanced, even while at higher volumes. The soundstage sounds tight and controlled. They don't feel wide or airy like some other buds out there and stay true to Devialet's sound. If you like the Phantom and Reactor speakers' design, you will like these. If you turn on ANC, the sound quality is slightly different, but many will not worry. ANC. ANC is superb and performs with the best of them… also a top 3 in this category. These do an excellent job of blocking out voices and creating a "silent room" in noisy environments. I have no complaints with ANC except every now, and then I could hear a slight white noise but it isn't too bad. My wife couldn't hear it so your results may vary. The experience overall is great until you have to interact with the touch controls. The touch interface is where things take a hard turn for me. I HATE these touch controls and the lack of options for customization. I will only say this is good for play/pause and switch between transparency and ANC modes. I believe this is where they should lose the "truly wireless" moniker because you TRULY MUST use your phone for simple things like volume control and voice control. You must choose between VOICE ASSISTANT and SKIPPING/REPLAYING songs for your "customizing" pleasure. This is a FAIL in my book for this price point. I would expect some more functionality in this department for the price. BATTERY. Battery life will vary depending on usage (volume, ANC, transparency, etc.). I used mine around 65% volume without ANC (neutral mode) and was able to get through three full workdays before NEEDING to recharge the case. With my NORMAL use, not TESTING, I will have my ears/case on a wireless charger at my desk, so they are always charged when I need them. For some detail, I talk on the phone for maybe 2-3 hours, listen to music for about 2 hours, or they go in the case. In summation, I concur battery life is AT LEAST as advertised, but mileage will vary. I charge the case every other day while using these about 8 hours a day at work and putting them back in the case to charge. By keeping them in the case, you will always have enough to talk. APP & FEATURES. Now - the app… this is the GLARING WEAKNESS for the Geminis, and I will sum it up in one word, COMPROMISE. While the main things with software were fixed regarding stability and connectivity issues and app, the app remains handicapped and unfinished with LOTS of room for polish and features. The biggest plus of the app is still the EQ! This is one of the few EQs you will use to NOTICE every change in the six bands provided. Now, we must get to the rest of it, and it isn't good. The interface is VERY basic and limited. I need to use my phone for EVERYTHING like VOL, skipping and repeating tracks, and using a voice assistant. Whatever you choose, you will basically have to give up something else. On Gemini 2, I expect to see BIG STRIDES in the app and polish the overall experience we are used to seeing with the Phantom and Reactor lineups. CALL QUALITY. Call quality is just OK or mediocre at best. This is partially due to there only being 1 microphone dedicated to calls. The overall shape encourages wind noise with the "dip" into the touch control - much like when you cup your ear to hear a little better. Most people said they could tell I was on earbuds and could hear lots of background noise. On a scale of 1-5, this is a firm 2 and a weak point for sure - but hey, did we buy these to do work and talk all day, or was it their sound and small form factor that won you over? NOTABLY NOT PRESENT are features like HiFi codecs, no multiple device connections, no simultaneous multi-device connections, no power-save auto-off features, no background noise mic canceling, and TOUCH CUSTOMIZABILITY - did I mention no multi-device connections? SMH. Pick one and reconnect to another. Do yourself a favor and "forget" the connection to avoid repairing the previously connected device. A PITA for $300 the fact you must re-pair EACH TIME. Things I Noted -Anytime you touch them, you hear a clicking noise while in ANC mode from what I presume is the speaker. Touch controls are delayed and not the greatest. -When cycling through modes using touch controls, you only get transparency and ANC modes. I want NEUTRAL in there too because it is THE BEST way to listen to these. -The way to overcome the lack of touch controls is to use the voice assistant. These REALLY need a way to control the volume on the buds themselves. Touch controls for swipes could be added for volume. -Pairing was a pain with Apple. You need to manually connect to the Geminis rather than trust the app to link up to the case. The case will connect just fine with the "LE," but the actual earbuds do not connect until you tap it in the Bluetooth settings. Pairing with Android was easier since the case did not automatically pair instead of the headphones. Pros Wireless charging case WITH REPLACEABLE battery Sound quality Functioning EQ XS Ear tips (one more size for small ears) Cons -Case - battery levels can only be accurately known when buds are in the case, and it is open while being connected to the app. -No auto power-off or power save option. -Buds stay on if IN case and the case is slid open. -Limited touch controls -No quick charge advertised. How much juice in a pinch? -Cannot use both earbuds interchangeably for music or calls, you must use the right if you need only one bud in. As soon as you close the case, the disconnection happens when using only left bud. -No simultaneous multiconnection. No multi-device connections. One device per pair. -Sometimes, reconnection problems when connecting/disconnecting a single bud after the initial connection. -No usable background noise cancellation. You can hear any wind or noise in the background. -Bluetooth 5.0 BLE/2.4GHz not 5.2 -APTX support but no HiFi codecs. LDAC would have been nice. In short, these are great-sounding earbuds, but for the price, there are better overall experiences out there. These feel like their first go at it, and the app is unfinished and needs polish. These will be good in a few years after they work out the software side of things. Hardware-wise, these are excellent. But if you are a fan of Devialet and great sound but not looking for high marks in call quality.
Posted by nkpstudios
I have tested multiple premium truly wireless earbuds over the last couple of years and for the last 3 days I've been testing the Devialet Gemini earbuds. Overall, I think they are an excellent set of earbuds however, they are not perfect. The Devialet Gemini earbuds include some premium features that I have come to expect for its premium price. Such as, 3 levels of noise cancelling and transparency modes, an app with an equalizer, 24-hour battery life, waterproofing, and wireless charging. If you are surprised to see wireless charging on this list, I was too. Devialet makes no mention of wireless charging anywhere on the box nor the product webpage. But I have tested it and can confirm the Gemini buds have it. When it comes to performance, these earbuds sound amazing. Out of the box, with no tuning they sound great. However, when you use the equalizer to customize the sound, they go from sounding great to amazing. My favorite preset is "Bass" which is obviously the bass boost setting. While using this preset, the earbuds delivered the best bass performance I have ever heard come out of an earbud. I am no sound engineer but I’m guessing this superior bass is a product of the built-in Ear Active Matching (EAM) technology. Noise canceling and transparency modes. I would say they have best in class performance. When I put the earbuds into my ears the world around me just melted away. Then with a long press of one of the buds, it seamlessly switched into transparency mode. Which sounded like a tunnel to the world was reopened. As for battery life and charging. The earbuds and case performed well. After 3 days of intermittent use the buds only used 32% of the energy stored in the case. This is when I discovered the wireless charging. I unintentionally placed the buds on my charging mat and was surprised to see the charging light illuminate. In disbelief, I waited 15 minutes to see if it was charging, and it was. Also surprising, was that in those 15 minutes, the case was fully charged. I mentioned earlier that these earbuds are not devoid of any flaws. In my use, I found that when stationary and not moving, the earbuds fit well and were comfortable. However, when walking, shaking my head or eating they would easily work their way loose. Bluetooth connectivity worked great as long as the buds were within 20 feet of my phone. Any further and they start to break up. Also, the buds can’t be used individually. If you leave one bud in the case and close it, the other bud will immediately disconnect from your phone. And finally, the shape of the case is not jean pocket friendly. by that I mean, it does fit in my pocket, however, since the case is not smooth, it sticks out like a sore thumb. In summary, I would recommend these to anyone that is looking for phenomenal, customizable, sound quality and noise canceling, but do not intend on using these on the move.
Posted by buckbabes
I REALLY like these earbuds, although they aren’t perfect. I really like the Devialet app as well. My Review is separated into three parts; Music, App, and Other (battery, sound modes, phone calls, etc.). For Devialet’s first true wireless earbuds, they did a phenomenal job; you will not be disappointed with these. I’m always in a constant search for the latest true wireless earbuds. I’ve tried perhaps 5-6 pair of the competition, ranging in price from ~$30, to the price point where the Devialet Gemini’s are. I’m satisfied with the Devialet Gemini’s enough to delay the search a bit. MUSIC: Music is exceedingly important to me. These are very remarkable. The sound is rich, detailed, pure / crisp, well-balanced, and powerful, no matter what the music genre. Even music originally recorded in monaural. They did not compromise on the acoustics at all. The bass is amazing; strong, without distorting or over-powering the other frequencies. I’m not a musician or sound engineer, but the bass sounds better on the Devialet Gemini’s than on any comparable competition. I use earbuds under a variety of circumstances, so I’m used to getting my phone out to look for a new track / genre. Even though I cannot adjust the volume directly from the earbuds (you need to do it on your phone), the music sound quality is exceptional if you are using one of the Cancellation modes. The Transparency modes do tend to distort the sound to varying degrees, based on surroundings. APP: The earbuds pair effortlessly to the app. The app is easy to navigate, such as selection of the sound mode. The EQ (equilizer) has six presets, and a ‘Custom’, that you can use to adjust things yourself. It is ‘lost’ in the ‘Gemini Settings’ menu in the upper right hand side of the app. It is simple to use, and it’s easy to see what Sound mode you are using, or change it. OTHER: • Call Quality. Not much to say here. I spoke to people on cell phones and land lines, with a good cell signal, and the call quality was mediocre. Conversations cut in/out. I had at least two dropped calls. I use a good pair of earbuds primarily so my music sounds the best it can be, but when I need to make or take a call, I need reliable and dependable performance. • Fit. The earbuds come with a selection of silicone tips, none of which held them securely in my ear. I used a set of silicone tips from another earbud brand, which held the earbuds securely in my ear and made the music sound better by sealing them in my ear canal. Unfortunately, when I put the earbuds in the case, the lid does not sit flush to the case (that is, the lid sticks up at the far end due to the height of the silicone tips). • Battery. The batteries in the earbuds and case charge quickly due to the USB Type-C. The batteries last better than the competition, even with High noise cancellation being used. The battery percentage is shown in the iPhone’s widget, and also on the Home screen in the app. • Case. The design of the case, with the sliding lid, is very secure versus a magnet, like others use. It is unique and aesthetically ‘cool’ looking. • Sound modes o Transparency. I cannot discern much of a difference in the ‘Transparency’ mode for the ‘Low’ versus the ‘High’ setting, though it seems to work as intended during music playback. During music playback, there is a small, nearly imperceptable ‘hush’ sound in the background; it’s not bad enough to stop you from using the mode. However, when you are not playing music and actually hear the sounds around you, it very much gives a Dolby Atmos feel, where a sound (a fan running, a person talking) has enveloped your ears, so you can’t pinpoint where the sound is. They sound distorted in pitch, and the effect is annoying enough that I don’t use the mode. o Neutral. Nothing much to say about this mode. If there is background noise, and it’s not being processed through a noise cancellation loop circuit or selectively allowed to enter via a Transparency mode, it may interfere with your listening pleasure. I don’t use the setting. o Cancellation. The cancellation works extremely well, and there is a difference I did not travel by plane after ontaining these earbuds, so I’m unable to test the ‘Cancellation – Plane’ sound mode. I tested these with my iPhone 11 PRO running iOS 14.7 and 14.8.
Posted by D1maddog1
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