Speakers for Mac Pro Intel

Just bought a Mac Pro dual Quad-Core Intel Xeon system and am loving it. But, to my dismay I can't hook up my 5.1 Klipsch speakers. Stupid of me but I never thought of asking at the Apple store about this. I only noticed when I got home Yuk!!! The speakers that are in the LED Apple monitor are okay buy not the same.
Is there a way to hook up my 5.1's? Or where can I buy good speakers for this system?
Thanks for any ideas.

Ran into the same problem with my old 5.1 speakers. They used the analog 3 cable connector.
All the options I found involved were expensive or involved more converters/hardware. Also, I realized that I wasn't actually making use of all of the 5.1 channels in most situations.
I decided it was better to purchase a quality pair of speakers that would fit on the desk. Searched around and found the M-Audio AV40 speakers. They sound great and IMO sound better than my old speakers.
These cost just a little more than what it would have cost me to purchase hardware to add support for my old 5.1 speakers. Plus, they sound better and take up less space.

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