Connecting 5.1 desktop speakers directly to optical out on iMAC - how?

I have Logitech X-540 speakers
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakersaudio/home_pcspeakers/devices/234&cl=us,en
I can only find external sound cards that hook through USB. Is there a way to connect the 3 colored cables (orange, green, black) from the Logitech speakers to some conversion cable or cable converter to connect to optical out on the back of the iMAC? I have read the forums and can't find much aside from connecting your iMAC to a home theater setup. Thanks!

discbrown wrote:
Is it even possible to do optical out to 3 - 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo minijacks
on my 5.1 computer speakers?
Nope. The iMac's optical out is an AC-3 encoded digital feed, but your
speakers require six decoded analog signals. You need a 5.1 decoder --
something like FireWave, or a DolbyDigital receiver, or a speaker system
with a built-in decoder.
Looby

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How do I connect 5.1 Surround Speakers to Mac Mini?

Hello, I was wondering if there is any way to connect my 5.1 speaker system (Creative SBS 560) to the mac mini. I tried googling but nothing helped.
Is there any extensions I could use to get the full capacity of the speakers (using 5.1 instead of 2.1).
I'm thinking of maybe the audio leads (front, rear, sub) to an optical cable (toslink). Not sure if there is such thing, but any alternative would help.
I would be grateful if anyone could help me out.

Apple provides the optical out for 5.1. You just need speakers with optical in - http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakersaudio/home_pcspeakers/devices/224&cl=us,en
The other option is to attach a receiver to do the decoding to speakers like most of us do to turn it into a home theater.
The only thing that would work with the Creative SBS 560's would be a dedicated decoder with some special adapters for the connectors - http://www.amabilidade2002.com/toslink.htm

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