Monster Goes Gaga for Heartbeats Earbuds

October 1, 2009 By Geoff Duncan

Monster's new Heartbeats earbuds weren't just "style-checked" by Lady Gaga: she created the design. And they do look painful.

Almost a year ago big-ticket audio gear maker Monster threw down Beats by Dr. Dre, a line of Dre-endorsed headphones and earbuds designed to pummel user’s hearing across a wide variety of devices and environments. Now Monster has expanded out the Beats line to include Heartbeats, a new collaboration with pop star Lady Gaga. And Monster is quick to boast that the pop diva didn’t just put her stamp of approval on a product: she helped design the earbuds so they’d look like nothing else on the market.

The in-ear Heartbeats earbuds are available in silver, red, and black chrome, and feature multiple eartips for solid fits and come with a plush travel case so, even if you aren’t comfortable on the road, you earbuds can move in style. The earbuds feature tangle-resistant flat cables from Monster, and Monster claims the earbuds offer superior audio fidelity…although they have yet to publish any specs to back up the assertion. The Dr. Dre Beats line has generally been lauded for decent performance, although few would claim they offer transparent sound reproduction.

The Heartbeats earbuds are available for pre-order now for $99.95; lady gag has also been giving away one pair per day on her official Web site…although that deal ends October 6.

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lit5001 at 9:53am 7th April 2011 i bought the monster beats headphone almost 1 year and feel great, they have amazing clarity and bass. Once you have heard a song from these earphones, the other earphones will seem futile.and mainly the things:good: The Monster beats by dre headphones have a stylish . comfortable design as well as exceptionally crisp audio response. Sound quality , balanced, warm mids and thumping bass. also Included are a great carrying box and a music-phone-compatible cable. cool and Striking but cannot be used without batteries. this is the site i bought, www.special-beats-headphone.com/ and the most importent is the attractive price ??, hope it helps you .
dang at 9:51pm 7th December 2009 She wears them in one of her videos.
Jessica at 9:49pm 7th December 2009 These earphones are great. My sister got a pair for free from Lady Gaga's website. I was so jealous of her. I would seriously just take them away from her every day and use them. The sound quality was just amazing! But i eventually decided to buy my own and im really happy i did. This was the best offer out there - Lady Gaga Heartbeats
Joel Hewitt at 9:59pm 8th October 2009 These things are uuuuugly. This is why you don't let people design your product that don't do it professionally.
Dena Cassella at 1:19pm 8th October 2009 I feel like this is going to be a trend now: high-profile musicians designing headphones and audio gear to go along with their music.