External speakers / connect to receiver???

i love my new Aluminum 20" imac, but I'm wondering what my options are for external speakers, or how i can connect to my stereo receiver from my headphone jack. i know there is some kind of digital audio out connection thru the headphone jack, but i dont have a digital audio in connection on my receiver.
i hope someone out there can help.

Hello dgraysn
Welcome to Apple Discussions
There are many different external 2.1 speaker systems out on the market to chose from that will plug into the iMas 3.5mm output jack. Here are a few examples in the link below like Creative, Altec, Logitech and Bose.
[2.1 Speaker Systems|http://www.google.com/custom?q=2.1+speakers%20systems&sa=Search&client= pub-6263300333013957&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT:%23008000;GL:1 ;DIV:%23336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:0000FF; T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;&hl=en]
To go to your home stereo receiver you will need an adapter cable that has a 3.5 stereo jack on one end and a twin RC (red & white) jacks on the other.
[3.5 Stereo to Twin Phono Jacks|http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/300/l32ba.jpg]
Dennis

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