diff --git a/src/common/SoundNull.hxx b/src/common/SoundNull.hxx
index 1ebc4426a..f487eb983 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundNull.hxx
+++ b/src/common/SoundNull.hxx
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ class SoundNull : public Sound
     */
     void adjustVolume(Int8 direction) override { }
 
+    /**
+      This method is called to provide information about the sound device.
+    */
+    string about() const override { return "Sound disabled"; }
+
   private:
     // Following constructors and assignment operators not supported
     SoundNull() = delete;
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx b/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
index cc9c08c41..86ee5be31 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL2.cxx
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ void SoundSDL2::setEnabled(bool state)
 void SoundSDL2::open(shared_ptr<AudioQueue> audioQueue,
                      EmulationTiming* emulationTiming)
 {
+  string pre_about = myAboutString;
+
   // Do we need to re-open the sound device?
   // Only do this when absolutely necessary
   if(myAudioSettings.sampleRate() != uInt32(myHardwareSpec.freq) ||
@@ -146,28 +148,9 @@ void SoundSDL2::open(shared_ptr<AudioQueue> audioQueue,
   initResampler();
 
   // Show some info
-  ostringstream buf;
-  buf << "Sound enabled:"  << endl
-      << "  Volume:      " << myVolume << endl
-      << "  Frag size:   " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.samples) << endl
-      << "  Frequency:   " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.freq) << endl
-      << "  Channels:    " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.channels) << endl
-      << "  Resampling:  ";
-  switch (myAudioSettings.resamplingQuality()) {
-    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::nearestNeightbour:
-      buf << "quality 1, nearest neighbor" << endl;
-      break;
-    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::lanczos_2:
-      buf << "quality 2, nearest Lanczos (a = 2)" << endl;
-      break;
-    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::lanczos_3:
-      buf << "quality 3, nearest Lanczos (a = 3)" << endl;
-      break;
-    default:
-      buf << "unknown resampler" << endl;
-      break;
-  }
-  myOSystem.logMessage(buf.str(), 1);
+  myAboutString = about();
+  if(myAboutString != pre_about)
+    myOSystem.logMessage(myAboutString, 1);
 
   // And start the SDL sound subsystem ...
   mute(false);
@@ -239,6 +222,51 @@ void SoundSDL2::adjustVolume(Int8 direction)
   myOSystem.frameBuffer().showMessage(message);
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+string SoundSDL2::about() const
+{
+  ostringstream buf;
+  buf << "Sound enabled:"  << endl
+      << "  Volume:   " << myVolume << endl
+      << "  Channels: " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.channels) << endl
+      << "  Preset:   ";
+  switch (myAudioSettings.preset()) {
+    case AudioSettings::Preset::custom:
+      buf << "Custom" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::Preset::lowQualityMediumLag:
+      buf << "Low quality, medium lag" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::Preset::highQualityMediumLag:
+      buf << "High quality, medium lag" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::Preset::highQualityLowLag:
+      buf << "High quality, low lag" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::Preset::veryHighQualityVeryLowLag:
+      buf << "Very high quality, very low lag" << endl;
+      break;
+  }
+  buf << "    Sample rate: " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.freq) << endl
+      << "    Frag size:   " << uInt32(myHardwareSpec.samples) << endl
+      << "    Buffer size: " << myAudioSettings.bufferSize() << endl
+      << "    Head room:   " << myAudioSettings.headroom() << endl
+      << "    Resampling:  ";
+  switch (myAudioSettings.resamplingQuality()) {
+    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::nearestNeightbour:
+      buf << "quality 1, nearest neighbor" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::lanczos_2:
+      buf << "quality 2, Lanczos (a = 2)" << endl;
+      break;
+    case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::lanczos_3:
+      buf << "quality 3, Lanczos (a = 3)" << endl;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return buf.str();
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void SoundSDL2::processFragment(float* stream, uInt32 length)
 {
@@ -270,7 +298,6 @@ void SoundSDL2::initResampler()
   Resampler::Format formatTo =
     Resampler::Format(myHardwareSpec.freq, myHardwareSpec.samples, myHardwareSpec.channels > 1);
 
-
   switch (myAudioSettings.resamplingQuality()) {
     case AudioSettings::ResamplingQuality::nearestNeightbour:
       myResampler = make_unique<SimpleResampler>(formatFrom, formatTo, nextFragmentCallback);
diff --git a/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx b/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
index 46c9f685e..0c3fae7e0 100644
--- a/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
+++ b/src/common/SoundSDL2.hxx
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class SoundSDL2 : public Sound
     */
     void adjustVolume(Int8 direction) override;
 
+    /**
+      This method is called to provide information about the sound device.
+    */
+    string about() const override;
+
   protected:
     /**
       Invoked by the sound callback to process the next sound fragment.
@@ -141,6 +146,8 @@ class SoundSDL2 : public Sound
 
     AudioSettings& myAudioSettings;
 
+    string myAboutString;
+
   private:
     // Callback function invoked by the SDL Audio library when it needs data
     static void callback(void* udata, uInt8* stream, int len);
diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
index 7fce086db..273264aca 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ string OSystem::createConsole(const FilesystemNode& rom, const string& md5sum,
     }
     buf << "Game console created:" << endl
         << "  ROM file: " << myRomFile.getShortPath() << endl << endl
-        << getROMInfo(*myConsole) << endl;
+        << getROMInfo(*myConsole);
     logMessage(buf.str(), 1);
 
     myFrameBuffer->setCursorState();
diff --git a/src/emucore/Sound.hxx b/src/emucore/Sound.hxx
index 24a42e832..426521901 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Sound.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Sound.hxx
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ class Sound
     */
     virtual void adjustVolume(Int8 direction) = 0;
 
+    /**
+      This method is called to provide information about the sound device.
+    */
+    virtual string about() const = 0;
+
   protected:
     // The OSystem for this sound object
     OSystem& myOSystem;