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Saint Marys, GA · 613 miSoutheast Georgia Audio GroupWe meet with the consistency of the original The Absolute Sound magazine - as often as possible, but not often enough. Ideally, once a quarter, but that’s only a concept.Ask to joinSee the groupNo listening group near you yet
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Or start the group yourself: the free guide covers finding people, hosting and what to play.
Coming up
Post a meetup →November 2026
Nov 1243 mi
Premium Audio Distribution GroupPress Conference AVM, VIABLUE, SIRENAUDIO
Introducing the new AVM 40 years Ovation AS XL, VIABLUE EPC-2 Phono Cable, Sirenaudio Model One.
Nov 1343 mi
M101Bring Your Own Power Cable at Capital Audiofest - Room 726
Bring your power cable and compare it with our entry-level M101 Flare. Pick a track we can stream, or drop in to listen. Room 726, Hilton Rockville.
Nov 1343 mi
United Home AudioCapital Audiofest 2026 TWINBROOK ROOM Main Floor
See the new Apollo-Z Tape Deck with all MBL Electronics and the awesome MBL 101EMKII Radialsthraler Speakers!
Nov 1343 mi
M101Free Kids’ Audio Adventure at Capital Audiofest
Passport to Sound - A Free Audio Adventure at Capital Audiofest Explore sound as you listen: Passport to Sound is a hands-on, scavenger hunt–style activity for children and curious listeners of all ages. What you’ll learn from the booklet: Discover the main components of a hi-fi system and what each one does. Then use the listening activities to notice how different systems reproduce music and to identify details you might not have heard before. Free booklets for families: The Passport to Sound activity booklet is free. Children are admitted to the show free with a paying accompanying adult, subject to Capital Audiofest’s admission policies. Created by M101 Audio, sponsored by Enjoy the Music: Pick up your copy: Available at the Capital Audiofest registration desk or in M101 Audio, Room 726. Explore, listen, and enjoy the music!
Nov 1343 mi
GTT AudioGTT at Capital Audiofest 2026
Master Fidelity's NADAC S music server makes its public North American premiere in GTT's room, playing in GTT's complete reference system. GTT is in Room 711. What visitors will hear at Capital Audiofest GTT's reference system for the show: • Master Fidelity NADAC C master clock, NADAC D converter, NADAC S server and NADAC L line stage • Mola Mola Ossetra amplifiers • Vivid Audio Giya G2 Cu loudspeakers • Kubala-Sosna Research Ovation cabling • DeJitter It Switch X and WiFi X
Nov 1343 mi
M101RDacoustic Panels at Capital Audiofest - Room 726
See two RDacoustic Silentmax acoustic panels, one at the front and one at the back. Pick a favorite track and take a seat. Drop in all weekend in Room 726, Hilton Rockville.
Nov 13–1543 mi
Unified Theory UA-505 Demo at Capital Audiofest
Unified Theory will demonstrate its new UA-505 tonearm at Capital Audiofest, in Alma Music and Audio's room at the Hilton Rockville. Attendees are invited to bring reference tracks to audition the tonearm.
Nov 1443 mi
Premium Audio Distribution GroupSigning Up for the Giveaway Raffle Capital Audiofest 2026
Visit us to sign up for the Capital Audio Fest 2026 Raffle from The Listening Room, Premium Audio Distribution Group, Sirenaudio, AVM, VIABLUE
Regular meetups
Fri/Sat/Sun November 13/14/15th43 mi
IsoAcoustics Inc.Capital AudioFest - 2026
The entire High-End Audio industry assembles to celebrate the joy and excitment of reproducing your favorite musician's music so true-to-life that you'd swear they were in the room with you. Three days of music, friends and fun at the Hilton Rockville Hotel - 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. Bring your kids, bring your Mom, bring you favorite record, bask in the finest experiences the Audio Industry has to offer.
Places to hear it before you buy it. These have a page on Into The HiFi; the shop finder has every hi-fi shop and distributor we know of, worldwide.
Local listening groups
All groups →People who get together to listen: in someone’s front room, the back of a shop, a hired hall. Newcomers are almost always welcome.
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