Go to soundstage.com (archives or Reviewers Choice 2001) and read new review of Shunyata Hydra, at the end of review there is a discussion of surge protection and and installing electrical panel protectors.
"Whole house" surge protection.
My local power company is offering to install a surge protector that will cover my entire house for $168. It sounds like a good deal. (I have lost electrical appliances to lightening in the past). Will installing this type of surge protection cause problems such as current limiting or ground loop hum in my stereo system? My source components are now plugged into a Tice Solo and my amp is plugged directly into the wall. Any insights?