Hooking Up My Mini To My Stereo

Hi,
My CD player attached to my amp in my home stereo stopped working. Rather than buy a new one I thought I'd hook my iPod Mini up to my amp. I have no idea how to do this or even if it's possible. Could someone walk me through what I need to buy and how to hook it up? My amp is an old Marantz. It can take audio red and white cables, but not sure about any other kind.
Many thanks,
Jim

Jim,
If it takes those audio cables then you have to just buy a cord that is called mini to RCA. You can then connect one end to the amp and the other to the iPod's headphone port. You can also buy an iPod dock which is great if you have to use the iPod for sound at as you get much better sound. The dock has a spot to plug in the "mini" end of that cord.
Apple also offers a stereo connection kit, although it is more money since it includes some more high-quality cables...
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M93 39LL/C
btabz

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