Devialet is forming partnerships to put its hardware and software inside other products.
French audio technology company Devialet sells high-end speakers that retail for over £1,000.
CEO Quentin Sannié wants to become the “Apple of sound” by partnering with other companies.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is a fan, and Android co-creator Andy Rubin bought 160 Devialet Phantom speakers.
It was 3 a.m. on a morning late in 2009 and Quentin Sannié, CEO of French luxury speaker maker Devialet, was crying alone in his house in Normandy while listening to a recording of Queen performing at Wembley Stadium in 1986.
“I had the first Devialet amplifier at home,” Sannié recalled in a recent interview with Business Insider. “[I was] listening to the music of my life and crying all night.”
Sannié is passionate about music, and talks about audio technology with the kind of enthusiasm that art collectors use to refer to their most prized artworks.
Tech: How French luxury speaker maker Devialet plans to become the ‘Apple of sound’
