Sound Card for Mac Pro?

I've come over to a Mac Pro after PC's for many years. My PC had a sound card that accepted the 1/8 mini plugs of my Klipsch 4.1 Pro Media speakers. I would plug into the front and rear outputs on the sound card. The Mac Pro only has 1 analog output.
Is the only answer, to get a Y adapter, to connect the front and rear speakers, or do I need to get a sound card?

I connect my Klipsch Pro Media 5.1s through a Creative Digital Decoder (DDTS-100) which is connected through optical cable to my Mac Pro.
Crystal clear 5.1 THX certified sound.

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Hey Bob
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I have just today raised a bug request asking for Apple to produce a Tech Note (or whatever) to explain the situation. If they do this (and do it right!) then this might act as a definitive source.
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