Imac to home stereo (1/8" to RCA)

Tried to hook up my new 20" imac to the home stereo with an existing cable I've been using with my ipod. Got a serious buzzing and had to crank the volume in order to hear anything. Sounded like the plug was only half way in or something. Plugged in the ipod and it sounded great.
Anyone else experiencing this? Possibly related to audio out issues?
Anyone buy the monster cable digital optical cable? My reciever has optical in, but was hoping for a $6 solution instead of $30.
TIA.
R>

Can't speak about the problem with the audio on your cable, but I can offer some advice on the optical output.
I bought the Belkin adaptor that you can find on Apple site Found here
It is absolutely amazing and I can definately notice a difference in sound quality. The one thing that bugs me though, is that you lose controll of the volume through the Mac. (i.e. the volume on the keyboard and the remote don't work, you have to use the volume on your stereo)
Hope that helps
"D"

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