i don't bother with matching either. i use ufraw, and i like the output, i usually only need to do little adjustments. i also tried digikam, too much of a behemot for my taste, but if you like that kind of all-in-one app, you might want to give it a try (very different output from ufraw, by default)
you can see what my output looks like from ufraw here:
Gallery
hope this helps. have fun
