Highlights From Capital Audiofest 2025
The children cheered and music played. No, it’s not a classic fairytale from high middle ages, it’s Capital Audiofest 2025. CAF this year was full of surprises, new product releases and even a few younglings running around listening to music.
If you want to hear ALL of the best of, new product releases and more straight from the horses mouth, give a gander at the embed below. pt.AUDIO’s The Occasional Podcast plays host to Marc, Brian and site founder Scot this week in a playful recap of the weekend’s festivities. They cover all the good, bad and not-even-remotely-ugly collection of speakers and other audio accoutrement.
Options to stream this week’s podcast from Capital Audiofest 2025, direct from the embed below or subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform including iTunes, Android, Google, Spotify, iHeartRadio and more.
For a little more visual representation, PTA also has a few video collections from the ample listening rooms available to hear at the show as well.
Capital Audiofest 2025 Highlights on the pt.AUDIO YouTube Channel
The Occasional Podcast recently covered All The New Product Launches For The Holiday Season, Acoustic Treatments and Is Analog Better Than Digital?, multiple audio designers views on measurements and a series on the “Best Of” for Speakers, Amps, Turntables and Carts, discussed the future of the CD, the idea that the term “Yacht Rock” might be offensive to some, interviewed Stereophile’s Michael Trei, covered AXPONA 2025, The Best Vintage Amplifiers To Buy At A Garage Sale, interviewed Jason Stoddard of Schiit Audio, and covered the future of digital and class D with Michal Jurewicz of Mytek and High End Munich 2024, but previous episodes include how tos, tips, tricks and education in all things high fidelity audio from episodes like last week’s Hot Headphones For The Holidays, an Interview With John Devore, Measurements explained with Andrew Jones, 3 things to know about streaming audio, 5 things to consider when buying a tube amplifier, interviews with Steve Guttenberg, how to’s and more from audio’s greatest talents, including Michael Fremer, another interesting conversation about the History Of The BBC’s LS3/5a Loudspeaker, A Beginner’s Guide To Tube Amplifiers and A View From The Booth: Reference Systems, Accuracy & Why Audiophiles Love Jazz So Much: including rare interview with the late audio legend engineer Al Schmitt. The finale from season 5 includes the yearly “best of awards” and you can also find episodes covering British HiFi, Subwoofers/Setup/Tips, and the how to: Budgeting From Entry Level To High End. Season 4 highlights include Joseph Audio, Pro-Ject Turntables, and Rob Watts. One can still download this season’s educational show with TOP’s Beginners Primer To High Fidelity Digital Audio alongside the latest on Two-Way Speaker Design. Fan favorite What Is Mastering? What Happens When An Album Is Remastered? is also still available as well. If you are interested in further exploring the analog realm, the Guide To Buying A Turntable (and records) might point you in the right direction.