Connecting G5 iMac to stereo

Can I connect my G5 iMac directly (without Airport) to my stereo system? And what cable should I use? Is there any restriction on the length of this cable? Would need to be 30 feet.
iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Onkyo Home Theatre

Welcome to the discussions!
I personally would not want to run an audio cable 30+ feet, but it can be done.
What kind of inputs do you have on your stereo? Are the standard RCA-type inputs? If so, then get a cable that has a mini headphone jack on one end and RCA on the other end - like THESE. You don't need to buy Monster Cables, that link is for a visual reference. Then use standard RCA cables to go to the back of your stereo.
Adding an Airport card to your iMac and Airport Express to your stereo would be less cumbersome and probably give better results, but it is more expensive of course.

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