diff --git a/client/client_settings.hpp b/client/client_settings.hpp
index bf6fa9fd..0963fef8 100644
--- a/client/client_settings.hpp
+++ b/client/client_settings.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct ClientSettings
 {
     enum class SharingMode
     {
+        unspecified,
         exclusive,
         shared
     };
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ struct ClientSettings
         int latency{0};
         PcmDevice pcm_device;
         SampleFormat sample_format;
-        SharingMode sharing_mode{SharingMode::shared};
+        SharingMode sharing_mode{SharingMode::unspecified};
         Mixer mixer;
     };
 
diff --git a/client/controller.cpp b/client/controller.cpp
index f3593114..8cba5bf3 100644
--- a/client/controller.cpp
+++ b/client/controller.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ Controller::Controller(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, const ClientSettings
 }
 
 
+template <typename PlayerType>
+std::unique_ptr<Player> Controller::createPlayer(ClientSettings::Player& settings, const std::string& player_name)
+{
+    if (settings.player_name.empty() || settings.player_name == player_name)
+    {
+        settings.player_name = player_name;
+        return make_unique<AlsaPlayer>(io_context_, settings, stream_);
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+
 void Controller::getNextMessage()
 {
     clientConnection_->getNextMessage([this](const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::unique_ptr<msg::BaseMessage> response) {
@@ -68,7 +80,7 @@ void Controller::getNextMessage()
                     // boost::asio::post(io_context_, [this, response = std::move(response)]() mutable {
                     auto pcmChunk = msg::message_cast<msg::PcmChunk>(std::move(response));
                     pcmChunk->format = sampleFormat_;
-                    // LOG(TRACE, LOG_TAG) << "chunk: " << pcmChunk->payloadSize << ", sampleFormat: " << sampleFormat_.getFormat() << "\n";
+                    // LOG(TRACE, LOG_TAG) << "chunk: " << pcmChunk->payloadSize << ", sampleFormat: " << sampleFormat_.toString() << "\n";
                     if (decoder_->decode(pcmChunk.get()))
                     {
                         // LOG(TRACE, LOG_TAG) << ", decoded: " << pcmChunk->payloadSize << ", Duration: " << pcmChunk->durationMs() << ", sec: " <<
@@ -99,7 +111,6 @@ void Controller::getNextMessage()
             else if (response->type == message_type::kCodecHeader)
             {
                 headerChunk_ = msg::message_cast<msg::CodecHeader>(std::move(response));
-                LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Codec: " << headerChunk_->codec << "\n";
                 decoder_.reset(nullptr);
                 stream_ = nullptr;
                 player_.reset(nullptr);
@@ -122,33 +133,32 @@ void Controller::getNextMessage()
                     throw SnapException("codec not supported: \"" + headerChunk_->codec + "\"");
 
                 sampleFormat_ = decoder_->setHeader(headerChunk_.get());
-                LOG(NOTICE, LOG_TAG) << TAG("state") << "sampleformat: " << sampleFormat_.getFormat() << "\n";
+                LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Codec: " << headerChunk_->codec << ", sampleformat: " << sampleFormat_.toString() << "\n";
+                LOG(NOTICE, LOG_TAG) << TAG("state") << "sampleformat: " << sampleFormat_.toString() << "\n";
 
                 stream_ = make_shared<Stream>(sampleFormat_, settings_.player.sample_format);
                 stream_->setBufferLen(std::max(0, serverSettings_->getBufferMs() - serverSettings_->getLatency() - settings_.player.latency));
 
-                const auto& player_settings = settings_.player;
-                const auto& player_name = settings_.player.player_name;
-                player_ = nullptr;
+                auto& player_settings = settings_.player;
 #ifdef HAS_ALSA
-                if (!player_ && (player_name.empty() || (player_name == "alsa")))
-                    player_ = make_unique<AlsaPlayer>(io_context_, player_settings, stream_);
+                if (!player_)
+                    player_ = createPlayer<AlsaPlayer>(settings_.player, "alsa");
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_OBOE
-                if (!player_ && (player_name.empty() || (player_name == "oboe")))
-                    player_ = make_unique<OboePlayer>(io_context_, player_settings, stream_);
+                if (!player_)
+                    player_ = createPlayer<OboePlayer>(settings_.player, "oboe");
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_OPENSL
-                if (!player_ && (player_name.empty() || (player_name == "opensl")))
-                    player_ = make_unique<OpenslPlayer>(io_context_, player_settings, stream_);
+                if (!player_)
+                    player_ = createPlayer<OpenslPlayer>(settings_.player, "opensl");
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_COREAUDIO
-                if (!player_ && (player_name.empty() || (player_name == "coreaudio")))
-                    player_ = make_unique<CoreAudioPlayer>(io_context_, player_settings, stream_);
+                if (!player_)
+                    player_ = createPlayer<CoreAudioPlayer>(settings_.player, "coreaudio");
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_WASAPI
-                if (!player_ && (player_name.empty() || (player_name == "wasapi")))
-                    player_ = make_unique<WASAPIPlayer>(io_context_, player_settings, stream_);
+                if (!player_)
+                    player_ = createPlayer<WASAPIPlayer>(settings_.player, "wasapi");
 #endif
                 if (!player_)
                     throw SnapException("No audio player support");
diff --git a/client/controller.hpp b/client/controller.hpp
index 51af5aae..578fb56e 100644
--- a/client/controller.hpp
+++ b/client/controller.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ private:
     void reconnect();
     void browseMdns(const MdnsHandler& handler);
 
+    template <typename PlayerType>
+    std::unique_ptr<Player> createPlayer(ClientSettings::Player& settings, const std::string& player_name);
+
     void getNextMessage();
     void sendTimeSyncMessage(int quick_syncs);
 
diff --git a/client/decoder/opus_decoder.cpp b/client/decoder/opus_decoder.cpp
index 16d75498..75d74020 100644
--- a/client/decoder/opus_decoder.cpp
+++ b/client/decoder/opus_decoder.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SampleFormat OpusDecoder::setHeader(msg::CodecHeader* chunk)
     memcpy(&channels, chunk->payload + 10, sizeof(channels));
 
     sample_format_.setFormat(SWAP_32(rate), SWAP_16(bits), SWAP_16(channels));
-    LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "Opus sampleformat: " << sample_format_.getFormat() << "\n";
+    LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "Opus sampleformat: " << sample_format_.toString() << "\n";
 
     // create the decoder
     int error;
diff --git a/client/player/alsa_player.cpp b/client/player/alsa_player.cpp
index 688a1c0e..65b206ea 100644
--- a/client/player/alsa_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/alsa_player.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void AlsaPlayer::initAlsa()
 
     /* Allocate buffer to hold single period */
     snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_size(params, &frames_, nullptr);
-    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "frames: " << frames_ << "\n";
+    LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "frames: " << frames_ << "\n";
 
     snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time(params, &tmp, nullptr);
     LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "period time: " << tmp << "\n";
diff --git a/client/player/alsa_player.hpp b/client/player/alsa_player.hpp
index 50c7985b..01364c2f 100644
--- a/client/player/alsa_player.hpp
+++ b/client/player/alsa_player.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
     AlsaPlayer(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, const ClientSettings::Player& settings, std::shared_ptr<Stream> stream);
     ~AlsaPlayer() override;
 
-    /// Set audio volume in range [0..1]
     void start() override;
     void stop() override;
 
diff --git a/client/player/oboe_player.cpp b/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
index 46e4a286..425a9c69 100644
--- a/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/oboe_player.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ OboePlayer::OboePlayer(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, const ClientSettings
     LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "DefaultStreamValues::SampleRate: " << oboe::DefaultStreamValues::SampleRate
                        << ", DefaultStreamValues::FramesPerBurst: " << oboe::DefaultStreamValues::FramesPerBurst << "\n";
 
+    oboe::SharingMode sharing_mode = oboe::SharingMode::Shared;
+    if (settings.sharing_mode == ClientSettings::SharingMode::exclusive)
+        sharing_mode = oboe::SharingMode::Exclusive;
+
     // The builder set methods can be chained for convenience.
     oboe::AudioStreamBuilder builder;
-    auto result = builder.setSharingMode(oboe::SharingMode::Exclusive)
+    auto result = builder.setSharingMode(sharing_mode)
                       ->setPerformanceMode(oboe::PerformanceMode::LowLatency)
                       ->setChannelCount(stream->getFormat().channels())
                       ->setSampleRate(stream->getFormat().rate())
diff --git a/client/player/player.cpp b/client/player/player.cpp
index 6972a34f..c345e331 100644
--- a/client/player/player.cpp
+++ b/client/player/player.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,49 @@ static constexpr auto LOG_TAG = "Player";
 Player::Player(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, const ClientSettings::Player& settings, std::shared_ptr<Stream> stream)
     : io_context_(io_context), active_(false), stream_(stream), settings_(settings), volume_(1.0), muted_(false), volCorrection_(1.0)
 {
+    string sharing_mode;
+    switch (settings_.sharing_mode)
+    {
+        case ClientSettings::SharingMode::unspecified:
+            sharing_mode = "unspecified";
+            break;
+        case ClientSettings::SharingMode::exclusive:
+            sharing_mode = "exclusive";
+            break;
+        case ClientSettings::SharingMode::shared:
+            sharing_mode = "shared";
+            break;
+    }
+
+    auto coalesce = [](const std::string& value, const std::string& fallback = "<none>") {
+        if (!value.empty())
+            return value;
+        else
+            return fallback;
+    };
+    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Player name: " << coalesce(settings_.player_name) << ", device: " << coalesce(settings_.pcm_device.name)
+                       << ", description: " << coalesce(settings_.pcm_device.description) << ", idx: " << settings_.pcm_device.idx
+                       << ", sharing mode: " << sharing_mode << "\n";
+
+    string mixer;
+    switch (settings_.mixer.mode)
+    {
+        case ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::hardware:
+            mixer = "hardware";
+            break;
+        case ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::software:
+            mixer = "software";
+            break;
+        case ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::script:
+            mixer = "script";
+            break;
+        case ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::none:
+            mixer = "none";
+            break;
+    }
+    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Mixer mode: " << mixer << ", parameters: " << coalesce(settings_.mixer.parameter) << "\n";
+    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Sampleformat: " << (settings_.sample_format.isInitialized() ? settings_.sample_format.toString() : stream->getFormat().toString())
+                       << ", stream: " << stream->getFormat().toString() << "\n";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/client/snapclient.cpp b/client/snapclient.cpp
index 767ead87..96935d05 100644
--- a/client/snapclient.cpp
+++ b/client/snapclient.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #ifdef HAS_SOXR
         auto sample_format = op.add<Value<string>>("", "sampleformat", "resample audio stream to <rate>:<bits>:<channels>", "");
 #endif
-#ifdef HAS_WASAPI
+#if defined(HAS_OBOE) || defined(HAS_WASAPI)
         auto sharing_mode = op.add<Value<string>>("", "sharingmode", "audio mode to use [shared|exclusive]", "shared");
 #endif
         bool hw_mixer_supported = false;
@@ -299,29 +299,21 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAS_WASAPI
-        if (sharing_mode->is_set())
-        {
-            settings.player.sharing_mode =
-                (sharing_mode->value() == "exclusive") ? ClientSettings::SharingMode::exclusive : ClientSettings::SharingMode::shared;
-        }
+#if defined(HAS_OBOE) || defined(HAS_WASAPI)
+        settings.player.sharing_mode = (sharing_mode->value() == "exclusive") ? ClientSettings::SharingMode::exclusive : ClientSettings::SharingMode::shared;
 #endif
 
-        settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::software;
-        if (mixer_mode->is_set())
-        {
-            string mode = utils::string::split_left(mixer_mode->value(), ':', settings.player.mixer.parameter);
-            if (mode == "software")
-                settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::software;
-            else if ((mode == "hardware") && hw_mixer_supported)
-                settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::hardware;
-            else if (mode == "script")
-                settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::script;
-            else if (mode == "none")
-                settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::none;
-            else
-                throw SnapException("Mixer mode not supported: " + mode);
-        }
+        string mode = utils::string::split_left(mixer_mode->value(), ':', settings.player.mixer.parameter);
+        if (mode == "software")
+            settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::software;
+        else if ((mode == "hardware") && hw_mixer_supported)
+            settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::hardware;
+        else if (mode == "script")
+            settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::script;
+        else if (mode == "none")
+            settings.player.mixer.mode = ClientSettings::Mixer::Mode::none;
+        else
+            throw SnapException("Mixer mode not supported: " + mode);
 
         boost::asio::io_context io_context;
         // Construct a signal set registered for process termination.
diff --git a/client/stream.cpp b/client/stream.cpp
index e99a277f..fa4b7115 100644
--- a/client/stream.cpp
+++ b/client/stream.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ x = 1,000016667 / (1,000016667 - 1)
     soxr_ = nullptr;
     if ((format_.rate() != in_format_.rate()) || (format_.bits() != in_format_.bits()))
     {
-        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Resampling from " << in_format_.getFormat() << " to " << format_.getFormat() << "\n";
+        LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "Resampling from " << in_format_.toString() << " to " << format_.toString() << "\n";
         soxr_error_t error;
 
         soxr_datatype_t in_type = SOXR_INT16_I;
diff --git a/common/sample_format.cpp b/common/sample_format.cpp
index d48f4a63..df0237ba 100644
--- a/common/sample_format.cpp
+++ b/common/sample_format.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SampleFormat::SampleFormat(uint32_t sampleRate, uint16_t bitsPerSample, uint16_t
 }
 
 
-string SampleFormat::getFormat() const
+string SampleFormat::toString() const
 {
     stringstream ss;
     ss << rate_ << ":" << bits_ << ":" << channels_;
diff --git a/common/sample_format.hpp b/common/sample_format.hpp
index c490d166..900655f7 100644
--- a/common/sample_format.hpp
+++ b/common/sample_format.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     SampleFormat(const std::string& format);
     SampleFormat(uint32_t rate, uint16_t bits, uint16_t channels);
 
-    std::string getFormat() const;
+    std::string toString() const;
 
     void setFormat(const std::string& format);
     void setFormat(uint32_t rate, uint16_t bits, uint16_t channels);
diff --git a/server/encoder/ogg_encoder.cpp b/server/encoder/ogg_encoder.cpp
index 4065a939..8cf45b7f 100644
--- a/server/encoder/ogg_encoder.cpp
+++ b/server/encoder/ogg_encoder.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void OggEncoder::initEncoder()
     vorbis_comment_init(&vc_);
     vorbis_comment_add_tag(&vc_, "TITLE", "SnapStream");
     vorbis_comment_add_tag(&vc_, "VERSION", VERSION);
-    vorbis_comment_add_tag(&vc_, "SAMPLE_FORMAT", sampleFormat_.getFormat().c_str());
+    vorbis_comment_add_tag(&vc_, "SAMPLE_FORMAT", sampleFormat_.toString().c_str());
 
     /* set up the analysis state and auxiliary encoding storage */
     vorbis_analysis_init(&vd_, &vi_);
diff --git a/server/streamreader/pcm_stream.cpp b/server/streamreader/pcm_stream.cpp
index add4795e..ab6c9388 100644
--- a/server/streamreader/pcm_stream.cpp
+++ b/server/streamreader/pcm_stream.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PcmStream::PcmStream(PcmListener* pcmListener, boost::asio::io_context& ioc, con
     if (uri_.query.find(kUriSampleFormat) == uri_.query.end())
         throw SnapException("Stream URI must have a sampleformat");
     sampleFormat_ = SampleFormat(uri_.query[kUriSampleFormat]);
-    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "PcmStream sampleFormat: " << sampleFormat_.getFormat() << "\n";
+    LOG(INFO, LOG_TAG) << "PcmStream sampleFormat: " << sampleFormat_.toString() << "\n";
 
     if (uri_.query.find(kUriChunkMs) != uri_.query.end())
         chunk_ms_ = cpt::stoul(uri_.query[kUriChunkMs]);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const SampleFormat& PcmStream::getSampleFormat() const
 
 void PcmStream::start()
 {
-    LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "Start, sampleformat: " << sampleFormat_.getFormat() << "\n";
+    LOG(DEBUG, LOG_TAG) << "Start, sampleformat: " << sampleFormat_.toString() << "\n";
     encoder_->init(this, sampleFormat_);
     active_ = true;
 }