Podcast: Devialet CEO Franck Lebouchard On Building A High-Quality Audio Future

The first time I heard of Devialet was during a music conference in Cannes back in 2015. The company had set up a testing booth to demonstrate Phantom, a powerful, portable speaker that married stunning sound with a daring design intended to attract audiophiles while also leveraging the emerging music streaming services.

It's been a long road for the company since then as Devialet has built a global music brand. Devialet CEO Franck Lebouchard recently joined Ethan Pierse and me on the French Tech News podcast for an update on Devialet's mission to elevate sound to its rightful place in our lives through exacting attention to engineering and design:

1:28 A short history of Devialet
4:07 Being different about sound and design
8:50 People want better sound as streaming and video quality massively improve
11:46 3D and immersive audio are coming
13:53 Devialet's explosive growth and continuing demand
16:10 Phantom speaker for consumers and bringing great sound to cars, televisions, laptops, and more
19:43 B2C vs B2B revenue
20:30 ArianeGroup, materials science engineering, and rocket audio
23:43 2022 ambitions: what's next after amplifiers, connected speakers, and true wireless
27:26 Autonomous driving: your car will become an extension of your living room and the need for low energy consumption audio

Find it on:

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cqK7LF5iO8giLNrjI67Gv

🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elevating-sound-in-our-lives-with-devialet/id1554877859?i=1000549660975