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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