diff --git a/components/codecs/lib/libfaad.a b/components/codecs/lib/libfaad.a
index b5603349..610a9d6c 100644
Binary files a/components/codecs/lib/libfaad.a and b/components/codecs/lib/libfaad.a differ
diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 953fa5ae..8be1dd37 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	stream_init(log_stream, stream_buf_size);
 
 #if DACAUDIO
-	output_init_dac(log_output, output_buf_size, output_params, rates, rate_delay, idle);
+	output_init_dac(log_output, output_device, output_buf_size, output_params, rates, rate_delay, idle);
 #else
 	if (!strcmp(output_device, "-")) {
 		output_init_stdout(log_output, output_buf_size, output_params, rates, rate_delay);
diff --git a/main/output.c b/main/output.c
index 622b3d21..a63cea9e 100644
--- a/main/output.c
+++ b/main/output.c
@@ -386,14 +386,12 @@ void output_init_common(log_level level, const char *device, unsigned output_buf
 			output.supported_rates[i] = rates[i];
 		}
 	}
-#ifndef DACAUDIO	
 	else {
 		if (!test_open(output.device, output.supported_rates, user_rates)) {
 			LOG_ERROR("unable to open output device: %s", output.device);
 			exit(0);
 		}
 	}
-#endif	
 
 	if (user_rates) {
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_SUPPORTED_SAMPLERATES; ++i) {
diff --git a/main/output_bt.c b/main/output_bt.c
index 959e6a2d..513c34ba 100644
--- a/main/output_bt.c
+++ b/main/output_bt.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static char *bda2str(esp_bd_addr_t bda, char *str, size_t size)
 }
 
 
-void output_init_dac(log_level level, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle) {
+void output_init_dac(log_level level, char *device, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle) {
 	loglevel = level;
 
 	LOG_INFO("init output BT");
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ void output_init_dac(log_level level, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, un
 /*
  * Bluetooth audio source init Start
  */
-
-	output_init_common(level, "-", output_buf_size, rates, idle);
+	device = "BT";
+	output_init_common(level, device, output_buf_size, rates, idle);
 
 //#if LINUX || OSX || FREEBSD || POSIX
 //	pthread_attr_t attr;
@@ -531,6 +531,17 @@ static int32_t bt_app_a2d_data_cb(uint8_t *data, int32_t len)
 	return frames * 4;
 }
 
+bool test_open(const char *device, unsigned rates[], bool userdef_rates) {
+	memset(rates, 0, MAX_SUPPORTED_SAMPLERATES * sizeof(unsigned));
+	if (!strcmp(device, "BT")) {
+		rates[0] = 44100;
+	} else {
+		unsigned _rates[] = { 96000, 88200, 48000, 44100, 32000, 0 };	
+		memcpy(rates, _rates, sizeof(_rates));
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void a2d_app_heart_beat(void *arg)
 {
     bt_app_work_dispatch(bt_app_av_sm_hdlr, BT_APP_HEART_BEAT_EVT, NULL, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/main/output_dac.c.nocompile b/main/output_dac.c.sample
similarity index 83%
rename from main/output_dac.c.nocompile
rename to main/output_dac.c.sample
index 44952bfe..7d755ff9 100644
--- a/main/output_dac.c.nocompile
+++ b/main/output_dac.c.sample
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void set_volume(unsigned left, unsigned right) {
 	UNLOCK;
 }
 
-void output_init_dac(log_level level, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle) {
+void output_init_dac(log_level level, char *device, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle) {
 	loglevel = level;
 
 	LOG_INFO("init output DAC");
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ void output_init_dac(log_level level, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, un
 		if (!strcmp(params, "24")) output.format = S24_3LE;
 		if (!strcmp(params, "16")) output.format = S16_LE;
 	}
-
+	
 	// ensure output rate is specified to avoid test open
 	if (!rates[0]) {
 		rates[0] = 44100;
 	}
 
-	output_init_common(level, "-", output_buf_size, rates, idle);
+	output_init_common(level, device, output_buf_size, rates, idle);
 
 #if LINUX || OSX || FREEBSD || POSIX
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int _dac_write_frames(frames_t out_frames, bool silence, s32_t gainL, s32
 #endif		
 
 	} else {
-
+	
 		obuf = silencebuf;
 #if !REPACK
 		IF_DSD(
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int _dac_write_frames(frames_t out_frames, bool silence, s32_t gainL, s32
 static void *output_thread() {
 	// buffer to hold output data so we can block on writing outside of output lock, allocated on init
 	u8_t *obuf = malloc(FRAME_BLOCK * BYTES_PER_FRAME);
-	unsigned frames = 0;
+	int frames = 0;
 
 #if REPACK
 	LOCK;
@@ -161,7 +161,9 @@ static void *output_thread() {
 	}
 
 	UNLOCK;
-#endif	
+#else	
+	bytes_per_frame = BYTES_PER_FRAME;
+#endif
 
 	while (running) {
 
@@ -183,8 +185,13 @@ static void *output_thread() {
 		UNLOCK;
 
 		if (frames) {
-			// do something with some of these frames...
-			usleep((frames * 1000 * 1000) / output.current_sample_rate);			
+			if (output.device[0] == '-' && memcmp(optr, silencebuf, frames * bytes_per_frame)) {
+				fwrite(obuf, bytes_per_frame, frames, stdout);
+				LOG_INFO("writing frames %d", frames);
+			} else {	
+				// do something with some of these frames...
+				usleep((frames * 1000 * 1000) / output.current_sample_rate);			
+			}	
 			frames = 0;
 		} else {
 			usleep((FRAME_BLOCK * 1000 * 1000) / output.current_sample_rate);
@@ -195,3 +202,10 @@ static void *output_thread() {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool test_open(const char *device, unsigned rates[], bool userdef_rates) {
+	unsigned _rates[] = { 96000, 88200, 48000, 44100, 32000, 0 };	
+	memcpy(rates, _rates, sizeof(_rates));
+	return true;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/main/sdkconfig.defaults b/main/sdkconfig.defaults
deleted file mode 100644
index 91c40591..00000000
--- a/main/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# Override some defaults so BT stack is enabled and
-# Classic BT is enabled
-CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
-CONFIG_BTDM_CONTROLLER_MODE_BLE_ONLY=
-CONFIG_BTDM_CONTROLLER_MODE_BR_EDR_ONLY=y
-CONFIG_BTDM_CONTROLLER_MODE_BTDM=
-CONFIG_BLUEDROID_ENABLED=y
-CONFIG_CLASSIC_BT_ENABLED=y
-CONFIG_A2DP_ENABLE=y
-CONFIG_BT_SPP_ENABLED=n
-CONFIG_GATTS_ENABLE=n
-CONFIG_GATTC_ENABLE=n
-CONFIG_BLE_SMP_ENABLE=n
-SW_COEXIST_PREFERENCE_BALANCE=y
-#enable SPIRAM
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_SUPPORT=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_BOOT_INIT=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_USE_MALLOC=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_TYPE_AUTO=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_SIZE=-1
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_40M=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_MEMTEST=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_CACHE_WORKAROUND=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_BANKSWITCH_ENABLE=y
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_BANKSWITCH_RESERVE=8
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_RESERVE_INTERNAL=32768
-CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_ALWAYSINTERNAL=2048
-CONFIG_PICO_PSRAM_CS_IO=10
-CONFIG_MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE=8000
-CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM=y
-CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM_FILENAME="partitions.csv"
-CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_FILENAME="partitions.csv"
-CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET=0x8000
-CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_MD5=y
-# CPU & threads options
-ESP32_DEFAULT_CPU_FREQ_240=y
-CONFIG_ESP32_DEFAULT_PTHREAD_CORE_NO_AFFINITY=
-CONFIG_ESP32_DEFAULT_PTHREAD_CORE_0=
-CONFIG_ESP32_DEFAULT_PTHREAD_CORE_1=y
-CONFIG_ESP32_PTHREAD_TASK_CORE_DEFAULT=1
diff --git a/main/squeezelite.h b/main/squeezelite.h
index 18b23194..98c048b6 100644
--- a/main/squeezelite.h
+++ b/main/squeezelite.h
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ void _pa_open(void);
 // output_dac.c
 #if DACAUDIO
 void set_volume(unsigned left, unsigned right);
-void output_init_dac(log_level level, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle);
+bool test_open(const char *device, unsigned rates[], bool userdef_rates);
+void output_init_dac(log_level level, char *device, unsigned output_buf_size, char *params, unsigned rates[], unsigned rate_delay, unsigned idle);
 void output_close_dac(void);
 #endif