Capital Audiofest 2026 is continuing through Sunday, November 15, at the Hilton Rockville in Maryland, bringing together high-end audio exhibitors and a schedule of 15 seminars. The event opened Friday, November 13, and its program includes sessions associated with room correction, digital-to-analog conversion, phono cartridges, media servers and other areas relevant to specialty audio and home theater system design.
The organizer’s published schedule places the seminars in the Atrium Seminar Area. The listings identify the presenting company or session title and, in most cases, the scheduled speaker, although the schedule does not provide descriptions for each presentation. Two Sunday sessions list a speaker without specifying a seminar title.
Room correction and digital audio on the schedule
The Friday program included sessions from Trinnov, Lumagen, Kaleidescape and Benchmark. Trinnov’s session was scheduled for 11:30 am ET, followed by a Lumagen presentation at 12:45 pm ET. Kaleidescape was listed for 2:00 pm ET, with Benchmark scheduled for 3:15 pm ET. The lineup places room correction, video processing, movie servers and DAC engineering within the same event program.
For integrators, those subjects intersect with the work of specifying and commissioning dedicated theaters and high-performance listening spaces. Room correction is particularly dependent on the relationship between the system, the room and the listening position. Capital Audiofest’s schedule identifies Trinnov’s session as part of the event’s technical programming, while the published program does not provide further detail about the presentation.
| Day | Time | Company or session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 13 | 11:30 am–12:30 pm ET | Trinnov | Dave Pedigo |
| Friday, November 13 | 2:00–3:00 pm ET | Kaleidescape | Adam Gold |
| Friday, November 13 | 3:15–4:15 pm ET | Benchmark | John Siau |
| Saturday, November 14 | 1:30–2:30 pm ET | Soundsmith | Peter Ledermann |
| Sunday, November 15 | 3:00–4:00 pm ET | Wally Tools | JR Boisclair |
Three-day exhibitor program
The wider seminar roster also includes A/V Room Service, Aretai, Gramophone, Sanders Sound, Perfect8, A-Definition and Lenard Audio. Soundsmith’s Saturday session is scheduled alongside presentations from Gramophone, Sanders Sound and Perfect8. Sunday’s program includes sessions associated with Charles Kirmuss and Nel Burnett, as well as two listings that identify speakers but no seminar titles.
Capital Audiofest’s published show hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm ET on Friday and Saturday, followed by 10:00 am to 4:00 pm ET on Sunday. Best of High End describes the event as having well over 100 listening rooms for exhibitors. Stereophile has reported that Gary Gill founded the show and remains its owner, and that the Hilton Rockville has hosted the event since 2015.
- Venue: Hilton Rockville, Maryland
- Dates: November 13–15, 2026
- Seminars: 15 sessions listed by the organizer
- Hours: 10:00 am–6:00 pm ET Friday and Saturday; 10:00 am–4:00 pm ET Sunday
With its combination of listening rooms and technical seminars, the event provides a U.S. setting for manufacturers and specialty-audio companies to present products and system approaches spanning two-channel audio, personal listening and theater-oriented electronics. The remaining program runs through Sunday, November 15.
