i have monster stuff (seeing as i got it at a huge discount), and have been happy with it. i am by no means saying that they are absolutely hands down the best, but they have been around a long time probably because they have a little idea of what they are doing. if two products with same features and same price were made by monster and brand x, i would buy the monster every time. i do not think they have the best cables for the price though, but power they are pretty good.