Connecting Creative 5.1 Speakers to my MacBook

Hi, I'm new to Apple and just got a MacBook.
How can I connect my Creative 5.1 Speakers to my new MacBook? What accessories do I need if the MacBook natively supports this or is there an external sound card that is compatible?
Cheers

ReekoB wrote:
I can confirm that with the 3.5mm toslink adapter the MacBook does give full 5.1 surround sound.
This is true but not the complete story.
Using a toslink cable you can get 5.1 surround sound from DVDs recorded with Dolby surround sound (and very effective it is, too). However, you won't get 5.1 sound from audio applications and games. For this, you need to buy an external 5.1 adapter, and right now I wouldn't know which one to recommend since the obvious choice (Griffin FireWave) is no longer being produced and it's Fire Wire anyway.
Bob

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