Anything available to connect itunes with home stereo?

i would like to be able to play itunes in one room while my home stereo plays the same track in a different room...
is there anything out there that would allow me to do this??
i already have a dock for my ipod... but looking for something that allows me to stream radio to the stereo
while the pc plays the same tune.
any ideas for me??
thanks for any input...

thanks... i'm more looking for something to connect itunes to the stereo than an ipod. this would allow me to stream music from internet radio.
thanks for the reply tho..

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