Time to invest in a Monster power center. Guaranteed to protect anything plugged into it (cable, cat6, power, etc.) up to $100,000. For a $200 investment it's worth the piece of mind or in your case save your electronics from blowing up.
You are kidding right? Monster is known to be one of the foulest and low quality electronic companies around. Their quality is just above walmart bargain barrel and they charge uber premium. Do a quick google on the MOVs that monster uses in their products. They are known to use half as many as other lesser prices companies, and often times they are faulty.
If you are using monster as a verb, then you are quite right.