5.1 Surround Sound - how?

Switching from PC to Mac. I have all the speakers etc but of course need a method whereby I can connect them to my Macbook Pro to achieve 5.1 surround sound.
Is there a ExpressCard that can do this or would I be better using a USB audio device. (I see Creative do such things but they don't seem to be OS X compatible).
Many thanks
Ian

Digital sound is supplied via the speaker output jack. You don't need any additional peripherals. Connect an optical cable to the speaker output jack using a miniature optical adapter.

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