Pro-Consumer Needs 5.1 Monitor Help

Hi Guys,
I have been searching and searching google/bing and so on, about setting up a 5.1 audio reference monitor system.
Some tips work half way through, some tips dont work at all. So I am posting this here to maybe help other people as well that is in my situation.
Computer Setup:
Mac Pro - using the Opital Out Port
JVC Receiver - using the Optical In Port - 5.1 Speaker Setup up
Logic Pro - 9.1.7 - using Plug-In from Waves to work on Stereo -> Surround Upmix
My Project:
I have a Stereo (L/R) Feature that I need to upmix to 5.1. I am using a really cool plugin from Waves that works very well. The issues is that I can not reference the audio channels. I mean, during the upmix process I am trying to scrub during dialogue and I can not hear the center channel.
Questions:
From a Pro-Consumer position, were my budget is limitied, what is the best way to output 5.1 audio in Logic Pro or Final Cut Pro?
What are the settings for the computer?
Thanks to anyone that reads this and beer cheer to anyone that replies.

Mr Pzy wrote:
Mac Pro - using the Opital Out Port
JVC Receiver - using the Optical In Port - 5.1 Speaker Setup up
The optical out is just a stereo connection, so you need a different interface to send audio to those different speaker outputs.

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