It sounds like you're ok with the laptop being a relatively permanent part of the stereo system? Do you have another regular use for the laptop? If not, then I think your plan should work just fine. The reason I ask is that another option would be to get a dedicated mp3/aac/wma/whatever player that attaches to your stereo and streams the music from your networked PC. I just ordered the Squeezebox network music player. It’s not in yet, but when I get it, I’ll post my thoughts.
http://www.slimdevices.com/
