If you feel like you're not getting the most out of your Sony PlayStation Portable's speakers and aren't shy about putting your handheld "under the knife", then perhaps you'd like to take a look at this new mod from PspHackersTeam which can help boost your speakers' performance.

The good thing about this mod is that it doesn't require a high degree of technical manipulation and only needs a minimal amount of welding. You'll also need to find a loudspeaker that should be able to fit quite snugly in place of the UMD drive (around 0.6 cm thick and 6 cm in diameter). For this mod, PspHackersTeam used a POC (Proof of Concept) 110 watts PSP speaker.

The only tricky part of the operation would be neatly removing your UMD drive and replace it with the actual speaker. Aside from that, you should be able to get the most bang out of your buck in terms of sound quality once the mod is done.

You can view a video of the actual operation below. For additional instructions on how to install this mod, you can check out the original source link that we've provided. You'll need to run the site through your favorite online translator though, since it's in French.