I guess the wife wasn't too happy then lol .

Jokes aside, doing the mod really is not that difficult. I did it ok and I'm no expert at soldering by any means. I did mine with a male end headphone socket which plugs in to a rechargable speaker with a built in amp. I have supplied a few pictures of my mod which may help you.

thanks for the pictures I find seeing what to do easier than reading about it. trouble is where I live we haven't got any electronics shops like radioshack to buy components so l have to scavenge stuff or order online, scavenging is more fun though. so for now I've removed the speaker and later I'll do your mod and add a socket to the unamplified outbreaks also, it's good to have the option.