whole home surge protection


A lot of us run dedicated lines etc.

Just wondering if adding one of these at the panel would affect sound quality?
lacee
No, whole house surge protection will not affect sound quality. The protection is in parallel with the AC line.
I installed one and noticed no change in sound quality. But, like you I was wonderin'
overkill...lightening suppressor, yes. Surge protector on that dedicated line for your audio/video is always a very good idea. I try to keep my audio on one dedicated line and the video on another. My thoughts on that are you're running one may as well take two there but different phases and depending on the panel load.