Index: /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/utils/audio/vkatCommon.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/utils/audio/vkatCommon.cpp	(revision 92447)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/utils/audio/vkatCommon.cpp	(revision 92448)
@@ -756,5 +756,10 @@
         uint32_t const cbBeacon = AudioTestBeaconGetSize(&Beacon);
         if (cbBeacon)
+        {
             RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS, "Expecting 2 x %RU32 bytes pre/post beacons\n", cbBeacon);
+            if (g_uVerbosity >= 2)
+                RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS, "Waiting for %s beacon ...\n",
+                             AudioTestBeaconTypeGetName(Beacon.enmType));
+        }
 
         AudioTestObjAddMetadataStr(Obj, "test_id=%04RU32\n", pParms->Hdr.idxTest);
@@ -828,5 +833,5 @@
 
                                 if (   fStarted
-                                    && g_uVerbosity >= 2)
+                                    && g_uVerbosity >= 3)
                                     RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS,
                                                  "Detection of %s beacon started (%RU32ms recorded so far)\n",
@@ -837,5 +842,5 @@
                                 {
                                     if (g_uVerbosity >= 2)
-                                        RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS, "Detection of %s beacon ended\n",
+                                        RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS, "Detected %s beacon\n",
                                                      AudioTestBeaconTypeGetName(Beacon.enmType));
 
@@ -869,7 +874,17 @@
                             {
                                 enmState = AUDIOTESTSTATE_POST;
-                                /* Re-use the beacon object, but this time it's the post beacon. */
-                                AudioTestBeaconInit(&Beacon, (uint8_t)pParms->Hdr.idxTest, AUDIOTESTTONEBEACONTYPE_PLAY_POST,
-                                                    &pStream->Cfg.Props);
+
+                                if (g_uVerbosity >= 2)
+                                    RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS, "Recording tone data done");
+
+                                if (AudioTestBeaconGetSize(&Beacon))
+                                {
+                                    /* Re-use the beacon object, but this time it's the post beacon. */
+                                    AudioTestBeaconInit(&Beacon, (uint8_t)pParms->Hdr.idxTest, AUDIOTESTTONEBEACONTYPE_PLAY_POST,
+                                                        &pStream->Cfg.Props);
+                                    if (g_uVerbosity >= 2)
+                                        RTTestPrintf(g_hTest, RTTESTLVL_ALWAYS,
+                                                     "Waiting for %s beacon ...", AudioTestBeaconTypeGetName(Beacon.enmType));
+                                }
                             }
                             break;