Connecting my Macbook (Alu) to my surround sound system in the lounge?

I really enjoy listening to Spotify, and I have a 6 speak surround system in my lounge.
Is there a way to combine the two?
My surround only has Scart and 'coaxial'? inputs.
My TV has yellow red and white sockets.
Anything I can do?
Seems a shame to waste the surround sound - when life could be so good

You can get multi-channel audio out of the MacBook using the optical audio output that is accessed through the same port as the standard 3.5mm analog audio out (i.e. the headphone output). However, the only software that Apple provides that outputs multi-channel audio is the DVD Player.
Digital optical to coax converters are available so to access the optical output you'd need a 3.5mm to TOSLINK adapter (cheap about $2 USD), an optical cable, an optical to coax converter (relatively inexpensive), and a section of coax cable.
Remember, however, that you'll only get multi-channel output when using Apple's DVD Player application with DVDs that contain multi-channel audio.

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