How do I get the songs on my mac to play through my home audio receiver , USING THE MAC?

The sales person at the apple store told me Apple TV would do that wirelessly.  While I can play the songs on my computer through my home theater by using the screen on the TV that Apple TV creates, I want to be able to just go to my mac, select my playlists and have those songs play through my home audio. I don't want to go through the whole Apple TV nonsense....
Did I buy the wrong device?

No you bought the correct device
In iTunes you should see an AirPlay icon in the lower right hand side of the window (a box with a triangle in it).
Click on the AirPlay icon and you should see the Apple TV listed in the drop down list. You should have the option to play music to the Computer, your Apple TV and Multiple Speakers (i.e.you can play to Compouter & Apple TV at the same time).  Select the Apple TV, the Apple TV should then turn on and your music will then play to it without the need to turn on the actual TV screen (might take a few secs for the Apple TV to wake up and fr playbask streaming to start, give it a chance to start up). 
You just use iTunes in the normal way, playing what ever music you want, the output now goes to the Apple TV instead of the Computer.

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