It seems like people have a "beef" with monster cables.  I don't get it.  I have purchased many of their products and they are well designed, well made, and protect your electronics.  Are there products as good out there?  Perhaps but this is a great one and it is fairly inexpensive.  I can't say the same for some of the product lines mentioned by other reviewers here as superior.  In my experience monster products stand the test and I will continue to buy from this company.