Broken speaker connection

Somehow, my mother managed to break the plastic off of the speaker connection on her iMac. The Pro Speakers will no longer work through that port. I talked to Apple on the phone and they told me that it's covered under AppleCare if they determine it wasn't accidental damage, and I can bring it in to my Apple Store. Well, I see no way they could conclude that it wasn't accidental damage, and I'd rather not lug the thing all the way to the Apple Store only to have them tell me it's not covered.
So is there some sort of adapater I can use to connect her Pro speakers through the headphone port, USB, or FireWire? I read about something called iFire, but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere anymore.

I agree the better option is probably new speakers. The standard 3.5mm audio out jack will work with any speakers.
If the Pro Speakers are intact and the Pro Speaker (2.5mm) Jack is defective then you could go for the iFire adaptor that allows you to use Apple Pro Speakers through a Firewire port. (£££)
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