Streaming iTunes to home theater on LAN (wired)

newbie question....what is the cleanest way to stream audio to my theater across my wired LAN from an iTunes enabled PC.....what equipment is necessary at the theater?

You could buy an Apple Airport Express (http://www.apple.com/airportexpress), which has stereo 1/8" output, as well as optical mini Tos-link. This would work if your computer has WiFi.
Use a 1/8" stereo to RCA adapter to hook the airport express to your receiver's input. Or for digital 5.1 sound, use Apple's mini Tos-link adapter to go into your receiver's optical input.

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