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Connecting Logitech 5.1 Z-5500 Speakers to a Macbook Pro via Optical?

I'm thinking about purchasing the Logitech Z-5500 speakers and connecting them via a optical lead to my Macbook Pro, If I connect them like that, would it run in pure 5.1 e.g. a direct 5.1 signal being output from the laptop to the speaker system in Dolby Digital or DTS or would only a stereo signal be coming from the laptop to the speaker system and then the speaker system upscaling it to 5.1?

Thanks

P.S. If it runs in stereo then I'll be concidering on purchasing a USB audio device such as the BOSE companion 5.

You don't need anything more than a toslink to toslink-mini cable. The toslink-mini end goes into your headphone port. The only question is whether you want to spend $7 or $50 on the cable...