How do I get a 5.1 audio system to work with my Macbook?

So, I just got my new Macbook Pro 13 inch, and I was so excited to use it, but I realised the uh, speakers sucked. Right now I have some really crappy speakers plugged in through the audio out port, and it's not really making me happy. Not one bit. So, I'm getting a 5.1 surround sound audio system to make me not so depressed with my sound-lovingness, but I've run into the problem of not knowing how to plug one in, cause there isn't exaclty a place to put all those wires.  I just need a little help from a fellow sound lover to figure this out, so I can at last let my room tremble with the magnificent power of a better-than-crappy sound system. Thank you very much!
Danke

Icapper wrote:
I will end up getting something other than Logitech speakers, since I'm just weird like that.
Your not weird, your a audiophile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiophile
Good sound costs money. And with a 5.1 system your usually doing surround sound decoding for BlueRay movies etc. for home theater purposes.
The PC 5.1 surround sound systems require a audio card in a PC tower and mainly used for playing 3D games so that won't work for any Mac at all. So don't buy a PC 5.1 surround sound system for your Mac.
Harmon Kardon has the GoPlay, it's a portable stereo with awesome sound (not as good as their theater systems) and you can hook up a analog male/male stereo mini cable to it from the Mac.
$200 and it has a iPod dock and also takes like 8 batteries so it's portable.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GHBTNC
There is also the Bose Wave clock/radio, you will need a stereo mini to RCA break out cable for that.
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/wave_systems/index.jsp
The GoPlay has much better sound than the Bose, I think the Bose are overpriced.

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