Speakers for Mac Pro?????

Ok, I'm waiting on my new Mac Pro to arrive (Tuesday...) In the mean time I've been taking a quick inventory of what I'll be able to move over from my other older systems. In the process, I looked at my current Logitech THX 5.1 speaker setup and was dismayed to find that it only has Front L/R, Rear L/R, Center inputs, and not Optical SPDIF!
So I swung by Frys and Best Buy... Neither had a single computer speaker setup that had SPDIF (Optical or Coax) in stock... Looking at newegg, it doesn't look like they carry any that do either!
ARGH!!! How do you guys get 5.1 audio on your Mac Pro's???? I really don't want to resort to purchasing a $200+ receiver (which pumps out a ton of heat and takes a lot of space) just to get decent audio out of my new machine!
Options???

YEah, that's the ONLY one I've found, and it's rather pricy...
I'm just frustrated that I've got this perfectly awesome in every other respect 5.1 THX Logitech speaker setup that I can't use with the Mac Pro because the Mac doesn't have the more standard PC Front/Rear/Center outputs, but rather just TOSLINK + L/R stereo audio out.
I could just get a full up AV Stereo receiver and use my existing speakers, but that's like $200 minimum, and AV receivers usually put out a lot of heat and take up a lot of space...
Contemplating looking on ebay for just the Z5500's subwoofer and control unit. The other speakers in the set look identical to the ones I have now...
I just can't believe there aren't more options. Do all you guys only run 2.1 setups????

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