Connect Macbook PRO house sound system via IPOD adaptor

I want to connect my Macbook PRO via USB to IPod dock adaptor on whole house sound system w/IPOD adaptor. Any suggestions for adaptors with USB to IPOD-like port?  In other words one end of the cable needs USB (for Mac) and the other needs to look the internal mating part of the IPOD.

elainefromrochester wrote:
My goal was to stream Pandora
So either get Pandora for iPhone or iPod Touch and dispense with the MBP, or get AirPhones and stream from the MBP to the system via iPod.
Your primary problem is not finding a cable, but finding a hardware or software device that will make the MPB behave like an iPod, which is quite a different kettle of fish.
If you're not tied to the dock, then check your system's audio inputs. You could connect your MBP to it, or you could get AirPort Express with AirPlay for w/less streaming.

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