Connecting audio-out to an amp on my 2010 Mini

Yes you can use a 3.5mm to RCA cable.

for example > https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-6-3-5mm-mini-to-rca-stereo-audio-cable-black/4408001.p?skuId=4408001

Another possibility to consider, if your amp has an

optical/TOSLINK input, you could get an optical cable

and have a digital rather than analog connection and

use the amp's DAC which will likely be a bit better quality.

I had done this with my 2010 Mini for a while.

Hello,

Yes, this should work.

When it comes to external DACs, how good they are depends on

how big your wallet is. Then there is also the point with many where the

amount of money spent on audio gear magically improves their hearing

in direct proportion.

Assuming you aren't in that group, most mid-cost DACs will produce

a higher quality audio than the built in DAC of the Mini, which isn't all

that bad.

Whether it is worth the money or not depends on your music source.

If it is made up of AAC/256Kbps or MP3, it makes no sense to spend

any more money than the analog adapter cable. If your sources

are higher quality uncompressed PCM format, even if it is just

16bit/48KHz, a better DAC may be something to consider.