Air Tunes Question

A friend of mine has asked me to set up a new iMac for him and connect it to his Amplifier so he can play his iTunes playlists through his stereo system.
I was going to use AirTunes but having read some of the stories of failing AirPort Extreme boxes I'm wondering if it is the way to go or not.
As his iMac is going to be in fairly close proximity to his amp can I connect it directly with a wired connection?
Cheers
A.L.I

Hi,
I do use an Airport Express to stream music and I could not live without it. But still, there are effectively stories about failing AE in time, you may experience drop out in case of wireless interference, etc.
My suggestion is "keep it simple". If you do not need an extra device, don't use it. If a wire connection is possible, why adding more software and hardware in the loop?

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