Want to hook up stereo speakers

Hi, I have an old Imac and have it in my workshop. I'd like to hook up some basic speakers from an old stereo and also have them amplified. Is there an easy, inexpensive solution to this?

Unless the speakers are powered, your gonna need a stereo amp to plug the speakers into, then run a wire from the headphone port on the computer to the amps aux input.
If the speakers are powered (Computer style), you should be able to plug them into the headphone socket and off you go!

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