Glad it worked. I went with a jumper because I like to minimize permanent modifications to the player as much as possible. Even if I unsoldered the connection it would still show, hence the jumper.

I will be doing my own design although not for a few weeks. Emphasis will be on small size and sound quality. Did you test the center output? You put no circuitry of any kind between the output pins and the stereo?

Stu