diff --git a/src/auracast/server/multicast_server.py b/src/auracast/server/multicast_server.py
index 1594269..347bc94 100644
--- a/src/auracast/server/multicast_server.py
+++ b/src/auracast/server/multicast_server.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ TODO: in the future the multicaster objects should run in their own threads or e
 
 """
 import os
+import re
 import logging as log
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -262,15 +263,46 @@ async def _set_adc_level(gain_db_left: float = 0.0, gain_db_right: float = 0.0)
         )
         stdout, stderr = await proc.communicate()
         if proc.returncode != 0:
-            log.warning(
+            log.error(
                 "amixer ADC level command failed (rc=%s): %s",
                 proc.returncode,
                 (stderr or b"" ).decode(errors="ignore").strip(),
             )
         else:
             log.info("amixer ADC level set successfully: %s", (stdout or b"" ).decode(errors="ignore").strip())
+            read_proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+                "amixer", "-c", "2", "sget", "ADC",
+                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            )
+            read_stdout, read_stderr = await read_proc.communicate()
+            if read_proc.returncode != 0:
+                log.error(
+                    "amixer ADC sget failed (rc=%s): %s",
+                    read_proc.returncode,
+                    (read_stderr or b"").decode(errors="ignore").strip(),
+                )
+            else:
+                sget_output = (read_stdout or b"").decode(errors="ignore")
+                actual = {}
+                for line in sget_output.splitlines():
+                    for ch_key, ch_name in (("left", "Front Left"), ("right", "Front Right")):
+                        if ch_name in line:
+                            m = re.search(r'\[(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)dB\]', line)
+                            if m:
+                                actual[ch_key] = round(float(m.group(1)))
+                expected_left = int(gain_db_left)
+                expected_right = int(gain_db_right)
+                if actual.get("left") != expected_left or actual.get("right") != expected_right:
+                    mismatch = (
+                        f"ADC level mismatch after set: expected L={expected_left}dB R={expected_right}dB, "
+                        f"got L={actual.get('left')}dB R={actual.get('right')}dB"
+                    )
+                    log.error(mismatch)
+                else:
+                    log.info("ADC level set successfully: L=%sdB R=%sdB", expected_left, expected_right)
     except Exception as e:
-        log.warning("Exception running amixer ADC level command: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+        log.error("Exception running amixer ADC level command: %s", e, exc_info=True)
 
 
 async def _stop_all() -> bool: