diff --git a/modules/Mpris.qml b/modules/Mpris.qml
index f80c841..e3295d0 100644
--- a/modules/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/Mpris.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ M.BarSection {
     tooltip: ""
 
     property int _playerIdx: 0
-    readonly property var _players: (Mpris.players.values ?? []).filter(p => p.trackTitle || p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing || p.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Paused)
+    readonly property var _players: Mpris.players.values ?? []
     readonly property MprisPlayer player: _players[_playerIdx] ?? _players[0] ?? null
     readonly property bool playing: player?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
 
diff --git a/modules/Volume.qml b/modules/Volume.qml
index eae863f..c75abe5 100644
--- a/modules/Volume.qml
+++ b/modules/Volume.qml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ M.BarSection {
 
     Timer {
         id: _collapseTimer
-        interval: 1500
+        interval: 500
         onTriggered: root._expanded = false
     }
 
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
             cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-            onClicked: if (root.sink?.audio)
-                root.sink.audio.muted = !root.sink.audio.muted
+            onClicked: root._expanded = !root._expanded
         }
     }
     M.BarLabel {
@@ -93,8 +92,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
             cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-            onClicked: if (root.sink?.audio)
-                root.sink.audio.muted = !root.sink.audio.muted
+            onClicked: root._expanded = !root._expanded
         }
     }
 
@@ -199,40 +197,18 @@ M.BarSection {
             }
         }
 
-        // Sink name — click to expand/collapse device list
-        Item {
+        // Sink name
+        Text {
             width: parent.width
-            height: 22
-
-            Text {
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                anchors.right: chevron.left
-                anchors.leftMargin: 12
-                anchors.rightMargin: 4
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                text: root.sink?.description ?? root.sink?.name ?? ""
-                color: M.Theme.base04
-                font.pixelSize: M.Theme.fontSize - 2
-                font.family: M.Theme.fontFamily
-                elide: Text.ElideRight
-            }
-
-            Text {
-                id: chevron
-                anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.rightMargin: 12
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                text: root._expanded ? "\uF077" : "\uF078"
-                color: M.Theme.base04
-                font.pixelSize: M.Theme.fontSize - 3
-                font.family: M.Theme.iconFontFamily
-            }
-
-            MouseArea {
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                onClicked: root._expanded = !root._expanded
-            }
+            height: 18
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+            text: root.sink?.description ?? root.sink?.name ?? ""
+            color: M.Theme.base04
+            font.pixelSize: M.Theme.fontSize - 2
+            font.family: M.Theme.fontFamily
+            elide: Text.ElideRight
+            leftPadding: 12
+            rightPadding: 12
         }
 
         // Expanded: output device list
diff --git a/modules/hex_wave.frag b/modules/hex_wave.frag
index 6f204df..6c0e4c2 100644
--- a/modules/hex_wave.frag
+++ b/modules/hex_wave.frag
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ void main() {
     if (wf > 0.01 && edgeFactor > 0.0) {
         // Vary shimmer color across theme gradient using angle + position
         float angle = atan(p.y, p.x);
-        float rawT = fract((angle + 3.14159) / 6.28318 + center.x * 0.003 + center.y * 0.005);
-        float t = abs(rawT * 2.0 - 1.0);  // triangle wave → uC0→uC1→uC2→uC1→uC0, no hard jump
+        float t = fract((angle + 3.14159) / 6.28318 + center.x * 0.003 + center.y * 0.005);
         vec3 shimmerColor = themeGradient(t);
 
         float shimmer = edgeFactor * wf;