diff --git a/components/squeezelite/adac_core.c b/components/squeezelite/adac_core.c
index e83c2214..9f746f99 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/adac_core.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/adac_core.c
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ static int i2c_port = -1;
 int adac_init(char *config, int i2c_port_num) {	 
 	char *p;
 	int i2c_addr = 0;
-	i2c_port = i2c_port_num;
 	
+	// some crappy codecs require MCLK to work
+	if ((p = strcasestr(config, "mck")) != NULL) {
+		ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Configuring MCLK on GPIO0");
+		PIN_FUNC_SELECT(PERIPHS_IO_MUX_GPIO0_U, FUNC_GPIO0_CLK_OUT1);
+		REG_WRITE(PIN_CTRL, 0xFFFFFFF0);
+	}	
+	
+	i2c_port = i2c_port_num;
+
 	// configure i2c
 	i2c_config_t i2c_config = {
 			.mode = I2C_MODE_MASTER,
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c b/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
index e955dd21..c274b065 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ const struct adac_s dac_external = { "i2s", init, adac_deinit, power, speaker, h
 static cJSON *i2c_json;
 static int i2c_addr;
 
+static struct {
+	char *model;
+	bool mclk;
+	char *controlset;
+} codecs[] = {
+	{ "es8388", true,
+		"{\"init\":[ 																						\
+			{\"reg\":8,\"val\":0}, {\"reg\":2,\"val\":243}, {\"reg\":43,\"val\":128}, {\"reg\":0,\"val\":5}, 		\
+			{\"reg\":1,\"val\":64}, {\"reg\":4,\"val\":60}, {\"reg\":23,\"val\":24}, {\"reg\":24,\"val\":2},		\
+			{\"reg\":26,\"val\":0}, {\"reg\":27,\"val\":0}, {\"reg\":25,\"val\":50}, {\"reg\":38,\"val\":0},		\
+			{\"reg\":39,\"val\":184}, {\"reg\":42,\"val\":184}, {\"reg\":46,\"val\":30}, {\"reg\":47,\"val\":30},	\
+			{\"reg\":48,\"val\":30}, {\"reg\":49,\"val\":30}, {\"reg\":2,\"val\":170}]}" },
+	{ NULL, false, NULL }		
+};
+
 /****************************************************************************************
  * init
  */
@@ -44,10 +59,22 @@ static bool init(char *config, int i2c_port_num, i2s_config_t *i2s_config) {
 	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "DAC on I2C @%d", i2c_addr);
 	
 	p = config_alloc_get_str("dac_controlset", CONFIG_DAC_CONTROLSET, NULL);
+
+	if ((!p || !*p) && (p = strcasestr(config, "model")) != NULL) {
+		char model[32] = "";
+		int i;
+		sscanf(p, "%*[^=]=%31[^,]", model);
+		for (i = 0; *model && ((p = codecs[i].controlset) != NULL) && strcasecmp(codecs[i].model, model); i++);
+		if (p && codecs[i].mclk) {
+			ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Configuring MCLK on GPIO0");
+			PIN_FUNC_SELECT(PERIPHS_IO_MUX_GPIO0_U, FUNC_GPIO0_CLK_OUT1);
+			REG_WRITE(PIN_CTRL, 0xFFFFFFF0);
+		}		
+	}	
+
 	i2c_json = cJSON_Parse(p);
 	
 	if (!i2c_json) {
-		if (p) free(p);
 		ESP_LOGW(TAG, "no i2c controlset found");
 		return true;
 	}	
@@ -56,7 +83,7 @@ static bool init(char *config, int i2c_port_num, i2s_config_t *i2s_config) {
 		ESP_LOGE(TAG, "could not intialize DAC");
 		return false;
 	}	
-	
+
 	return true;
 }	
 
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/wm8978/wm8978.c b/components/squeezelite/wm8978/wm8978.c
index b55b8b6f..fd6b12f8 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/wm8978/wm8978.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/wm8978/wm8978.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static bool init(char *config, int i2c_port, i2s_config_t *i2s_config) {
 	i2c_write_shadow(49, 102);
 	
 	// Configure system clk to GPIO0 for DAC MCLK input
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Configuring MCLK on pin:%d", 0);
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Configuring MCLK on GPIO0");
 	PIN_FUNC_SELECT(PERIPHS_IO_MUX_GPIO0_U, FUNC_GPIO0_CLK_OUT1);
    	REG_WRITE(PIN_CTRL, 0xFFFFFFF0);
 	
diff --git a/main/Kconfig.projbuild b/main/Kconfig.projbuild
index 732ee2d3..fea336a1 100644
--- a/main/Kconfig.projbuild
+++ b/main/Kconfig.projbuild
@@ -49,49 +49,39 @@ menu "Squeezelite-ESP32"
 				select I2C_LOCKED
 				select LED_LOCKED
 				select SPKFAULT_LOCKED
-			config A1S
-				   bool "ESP32-A1S module"				
-				select I2C_LOCKED
-			config DAC32
-					bool "DAC32 module"				
+			config BASIC_I2C_BT
+				bool "Generic I2S & Bluetooth"				
 			config TWATCH2020	
 				bool "T-WATCH2020 by LilyGo"				
 				select I2C_LOCKED				
-			   config BASIC_I2C_BT
-				   bool "Generic I2S & Bluetooth"
 		endchoice	
 		config RELEASE_API
         	string "Software update URL"
-			default "https://api.github.com/repos/sle118/squeezelite-esp32/releases" if !DAC32
-			default "https://yourdomain/api/releases" if DAC32
+			default "https://api.github.com/repos/sle118/squeezelite-esp32/releases"
         	help
         		Set the URL of the API that the front-end UI will use to fetch software updates 
 		config SQUEEZELITE_ESP32_RELEASE_URL
 			string "Release URL"
-			default "https://github.com/sle118/squeezelite-esp32/releases" if !DAC32
-			default "https://yourdomain/releases" if DAC32
+			default "https://github.com/sle118/squeezelite-esp32/releases"
 			help
 				Set the URL where users can see a list of releases
+		# you can't change default values once they are set so changing "Target" will not reset
+		# project name if they are visible config - they have to be silent strings	
 		config PROJECT_NAME
-			string "Project Name"
-			default "Squeezelite-A1S" if A1S
+			string
 			default "SqueezeAMP" if SQUEEZEAMP
-			default "DAC32" if DAC32
 			default "Squeezelite-TWATCH" if TWATCH2020
-			default "Squeezelite-ESP32" if !A1S && !SQUEEZEAMP && !DAC32 && !TWATCH2020
+			default "Squeezelite-ESP32"
 		config FW_PLATFORM_NAME
-			string "Hardware Platform Name"
+			string 
 			default "SqueezeAmp" if SQUEEZEAMP
-			default "DAC32" if DAC32
-			default "ESP32-A1S" if A1S
 			default "TWATCH" if TWATCH2020
-			default "I2S-4MFlash" if !A1S && !SQUEEZEAMP && !DAC32 && !TWATCH2020
+			default "ESP32"
 		# AGGREGATES - begin
 		# these parameters are "aggregates"	that take precedence. They must have a default value	
 		config DAC_CONFIG
 			string 
 			default "model=TAS57xx,bck=33,ws=25,do=32,sda=27,scl=26,mute=14:0" if SQUEEZEAMP
-			default "model=AC101,bck=27,ws=26,do=25,di=35,sda=33,scl=32" if A1S
 			default "model=I2S,bck=26,ws=25,do=33,i2c=53,sda=21,scl=22" if TWATCH2020
 			default ""
 		config SPDIF_CONFIG		
@@ -138,7 +128,7 @@ menu "Squeezelite-ESP32"
 						I2S data output gpio pin to use.
 				config I2S_DI_IO         
 					int "I2S Data Input GPIO number. "
-					default -1 if !A1S
+					default -1
 					help
 						I2S data input gpio pin to use (not used mostly, leave it to -1).					
 			endmenu
@@ -188,16 +178,7 @@ menu "Squeezelite-ESP32"
 				help
 		            I2S data output IO use to simulate SPDIF
 		endmenu
-		
-		menu "SPDIF settings" 
-			visible if A1S
-		    config SPDIF_DO_IO         
-		        int "SPDIF Data I/O GPIO number"
-				default -1
-				help
-		            I2S data output IO use to simulate SPDIF
-		endmenu
-				
+			
 		menu "A2DP settings"
 		    config A2DP_SINK_NAME
 		        string "Name of Bluetooth A2DP device"