How much does Airtunes affect Internet bandwidth?

I've noticed that when I stream music to one Airport Express the lights on my Linksys router go nuts much more-so than any other time.
And I just installed a second Airport Express now that iTunes supports streaming to multiple AE's (good move Apple!).
But when I surf the Internet on a free machine, is this cutting into my Internet bandwidth to the outside world? It shouldn't, but will your average home router have the processing power to do all this stuff at once? It does seem like my Internet surfing is slowed.
I have a Cable Internet connection with the Linksys WRT54GS wireless router. I have two AE's in client mode. Is there a better way to set up my home network if the AE's are only handling music?
Tom

It won't make much difference.
Airport Extreme is 54Mbps, which even in real terms is about 27Mbps, more than enough bandwidth for AirTunes and internet surfing at the same time.
Most internet connections max out at 2Mbps (there are exceptions).
How fast if your internet connection.

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