Gemini Set-up Issues

[Quickfingerszaha]

Guys,

To be honest, I think this is a hit&miss thing. I was ready to cancel my order yesterday, after reading through all your posts, but somehow I didn't and happy with my decision.

The connection process is truly abysmal: in comparison with the airport, they look like a work in progress of the first prototype of its kind. You have to connect to Gemini L, and in turn the iPhone will do a pairing request with Gemini, and from here on it's a Russian roulette. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...

However, having read the support page on Devialet's official website, after 4 tries I managed to get all of them updated. They work well, albeit I haven't tested them thoroughly yet.

The sound is very good for such a small form factor and their look and feel is premium, I am positive they will solve this through additional firmware upgrades (once you manage to install them).

I felt very much the same way at the beginning.  I still love the sound, but I still keep my galaxy buds in my pocket when on calls as once I put these into daily use...that is when the connection issues and reliability showed up.

Meaning, once I start going back and forth between the chamber and calls, starting to have bluetooth issues, and connection issues.

Like my galaxy buds, those took a good 5-6 updates to get "rock solid".  Hoping devialet does the same here.

Still don't get why they show up as 2 or sometimes 3 different devices instead of just one. 

As long as I reboot my phone and connect 1 time to music...zero issues so far. 

When I had 8 client calls on Monday, I would drop them back in the chamber after each call to 'charge'.  Issues started pulling out of the chamber and connecting to bluetooth.  Would get 1 ear, or intermittant sound.  Had to switch to galaxy buds as one ear dropped to 0% for no reason (other ear was at 60%). 

I've charged overnight twice, and had 0% in one ear in the morning.  Doesn't make sense. 

Anyway....I'm keeping them, and hoping for the best.

In the end, only a $300 investment.

I agree with what you said, I also think they will become better in time. After using them more extensively, I can say that the issue that annoys me the most is that I can't seamlessly use them with iPad, I have to redo the pairing process and disconnect them from the iPhone, which is a pain in the ...back. Also, playing music right after initiating a new connection, only the R bud works for 20 sec, then the L one decides to join in as well

I think I know why there are 3 connections: Devialet doesn't have that wonderful Apple chip which does all the connectivity behind the curtains, therefore each individual item has its own bluetooth connection. Gemini L and R are for the buds, while Gemini is only for the app and used to connect to the chamber/control channel. 

This is why most of the firmware upgrades fail, because you see "Gemini" connected to your bluetooth, however Gemini L and/or R are not. The situation is more dire in the case of R, which you can't see as "connected" even in the best case scenario when it actually is. 

Anyway, related to the sound, I think the highs are too harsh in neutral EQ. I will try to change the sound profile to see whether something changes for the better. The mids and lows are really good though.