monster cable is overpriced, but i dont think its crap :-p alot better then the crapy nexxtech that circuit city sells. but i dont know much about yamaha, only reason im going to sony reciever is because of the price its about 199.99 ish. for 2 hdmi in 1 out its better for me price wise heh. but i think i should look into yamaha
maybe better off with that then sony or onkyo