Apple Pro Speakers w/Mac Mini?

I have two Mac Minis and a set of Apple Pro speakers. The Mini has the minijack slot, and the speakers have a minijack configuration . . . but they're different sizes. Does anyone know if there are adapters out there for such situations?
Thanks.

It means that you cannot simply plug these speakers into a different system wether with an adaptor or not. The speakers need the hardware (the digital amplifier) inside the Mac they were originally designed for. Griffin produced the iFire as a workaround but since these speakers are not in production any longer and are not commonly found, they clearly discontinued production of the iFire too. Without one of those, or something similar if anyone else makes one (which seems very unlikely), these speakers are not usable.

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