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Hi there

I have a Liteon DVD Recorder with the following audio outputs

Digital Coax
Optical
2 x Phono

My Sky satellite box has 2xphono out

I have a set of Creative 5.1 speakers. These have the usual phono
inputs.

Do the speakers have a built-in amplifier? Also, what's your budget and
what's the chance that you may want to upgrade to full-size hi-fi speakers
at some point in the future?

If the speakers are amplified, you could connect the phono outputs from the
DVD recorder or the Sky box directly to them and get stereo sound. You could
buy a cheap switch if you want to connect both at once. To get surround
sound you'd need to add a decoder. (I think Creative sells one of these.)

If your speakers aren't amplified, you'd be best getting yourself an AV
receiver which would have the relevant decoder and amplifiers built in.