Hooking up M-Audio Studiopro 3 Speakers to an iMac

Hello Folks,
I'd like to hook up my M-Audio Studiopro 3 speakers to my iMac.
I see the speaker input on the back of the iMac but it's only a single input, my speakers have left and right cables. Do I need to get some sort of adaptor or is there another solution?
Thanks!
Jim

steve1944 wrote:
Well, if you'd a dug deeper, Looby, you'da found the specs over there at the site.
Challenge accepted.
No wonder they made the specs difficult to find:
\- 16-bit only
\- 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz only
\- USB 1.0 only
\- Based on an economy single-chip USB-DAC designed late last century
by Burr-Brown (just before B.B. was gobbled-up by Texas Instruments).
http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/pcm2702.pdf
There's NO WAY that an ancient 16-bit @ 48kHz DAC can compete with
a modern 24-bit @ 96 kHz DAC (readily available at half the price).
The Burr-Brown PCM 2702 was an "econo-DAC" back in 2000 -- and it
hasn't gotten any better with age.
The OP wants and needs only 2-channel playback; since he has a decent
PAIR of powered speakers, the digital out would serve him better.
True enough. However, the OP would be insane to pay $190 for a
"vintage" 16-bit DAC. Search for "USB audio" on Newegg.com or
Amazon.com and you'll find perfectly good 16-bit DACs starting
at $25 or less -- and superior quality 24-bit for under $100.
Looby

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