Record sound coming from a headphone jack

I have stereo whose only output option is a headphone jack.
I've tried connecting to an aux input for the speakers connected to my iMac and directly into the line in port but am having trouble finding software to capture the recordings.
Audacity, Apowersoft Audio Recorder, Adobe Audition will not recognize the input.
QuickTime, GarageBand and Audio Hijack all recognize the input, but only records and plays back out of one channel (and yes, the balance is set to the middle). But when I'm using the aux input from the speakers, both channels play.
What type of device do I need to connect between the stereo's headphone jack the line in port?
david

We need to know which iMac variant (there are over a hundred) and what version of the Mac OS you are running. Those affect how you get to a result.

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