Turning my old Powerbook into a hifi

Hi -
I'm looking into putting my old Powerbook into use as a hi-fi. Well, I say hi-fi but it obviously won't be true hi-fi. But anyway, I'm loathe to go out and buy a new "traditional" hi-fi setup since I don't use CDs any more or listen to the radio much. So I thought I'd get a speaker setup attached to my Powerbook running iTunes. Has anyone else tried this?
I'm thinking of buying [these|http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/Productrange/Aego_series/Aego_Mspec.asp]. They cost about 100 UKPounds and are apparently very good. Let me know if you've tried something similar and whether this worked for you.
I'm having a party soon so need to make my mind up pretty quick.
Thanks for any feedback!

Hi G,
I think you're on the right track. I know nothing about these particular speakers, and if you're looking for reviews on them, you may want to try a site focused on audio, but just fyi: you may use either your PB or an iPod to play your iTunes library. In either case, you'll need either a set of powered speakers (appears to be what you're looking at) or a regular old stereo amp or receiver and speakers. Whichever choice you make, you'll plug the line-out from either the PB or iPod into the powered setup and you'll be set to go. Just wanted to let you know in case you have regular old speakers and an amp/receiver lying around (I have several, maybe due to my age!). Hope the party goes well.

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