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Spring Calendar Updates

DCHFG/DAG Calendar

Sat, April 4, 2026

Backert Labs Optik 1.1

Phono EQ Demo

1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

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Sat, April 25, 2026

Audiophile Co-Op

Gear Sale

Historic Townhall

Garrett Park, MD

12 noon – 5 p.m.

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An old Calendar Update

May 20, 2023

Mike Bettinger Amplification

Listening Session

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June 2023

(Exact Date/Place TBA)

SOTA Moonbeam TT

Demo/Play Session

Columbia, Md.

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June 2023

(Exact Date/Place TBA)

DCHFG Bit Parade:

The Carpenter’s Greatest Hits

Multichannel in DSD

N. Bethesda, Md.

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Sat. March 15, 2025

Cambridge/KEF/Rega

Condo System Demo

Three Sessions

(1 p.m, 2:45 p.m. or 4:15 p.m.)

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(designate desired session)

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Sat. March 22, 2025

All-Day DAC Listening

Holo/TEAC/Topping,

Plus Mystery DAC;

 

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Sat. April 5, 2025

Alma Music & Audio

10th Anniversary Celebration

With Special NAGRA Showcase

Suite 130

21620 Ridgetop Circle

Sterling, VA 20166

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