Connecting guitar to line in - reality check

Hi all, just looking for a reality check. I tried plugging in my acoustic guitar directly to the line-in yesterday, and found it was very quiet even at max volume. After reading some of the posts here, it seems perhaps that a little preamp is in order. If I use an acoustic amp wtih a line out, should that give me sufficient signal to be able to record satisfactorily? I have tried (i think) all the settings in System Preferences as far as line in and audio/MIDI.
Also, since its a mono 1/4" plug, should i be sure to use a mono 1/8" adapter? Only one I had was stereo, and it occurred to me that might be splitting the signal somehow.
total newbie to mac and recording, really love the forums here.. one of my big factors for making The Switch.
thanks,
adam

my guitar cable has a mono jack
Hmmm, I assume you mean "Plug" and not "jack", yes?
and my adapter is a 1/4 female to 1/8 male stereo.
Okay, I was betting that the 1/4 female jack was a 1/4" stereo jack, in which case it wouldn't matter at all.
If it actually IS a 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo, I don't think it should matter with a decent signal, though you could create a stereo track, or record to two separate tracks, if you wanted (keeping in mind that it still won't actually BE stereo, it'll just be dual mono).

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