{"id":7013,"date":"2025-05-26T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/meet-your-maker-luis-fernandes-interviewed-by-alan-sircom-editor-in-chief-hifi-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:36:43","slug":"meet-your-maker-luis-fernandes-interviewed-by-alan-sircom-editor-in-chief-hifi-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/en\/meet-your-maker-luis-fernandes-interviewed-by-alan-sircom-editor-in-chief-hifi-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Maker: Luis Fernandes, interviewed by Alan Sircom (Editor-in-chief hifi+ \/ UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-c6dm40-9ff131714b6b9a7a52275f4a92a403df av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-b5co00-b73cc55151661b4de6d4bd17279e64fb av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-4ual0w-fbdc443d17e4d335768b152d86ebc5f3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 class=\"default-style\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet Your Maker: Luis Fernandes, interviewed by Alan Sircom (Editor-in-chief hifi+ \/ UK)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8sn41s-6dbc2953674b4e4fbfa89ab91fb80820 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-t7gm8-d94683cb6ec428e7c6efa81962f5a451 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5zlf9c-cae08b6856b7c2e8a98d10cef80509a6 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finite-elemente.eu\/dm-wp-content\/uploads\/finite_meet-your-maker_interview-hifiuk.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.finite-elemente.eu\/dm-wp-content\/uploads\/finite_meet-your-maker_interview-hifiuk-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-24dmvk-460f3b2c898234bcdac678a509c38159 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_hr  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-kxb29c-3fd321c1f85a084be0fd48d9403dfb0e hr-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ir0zn4-7ff1aa9841a7cd2de31e2309e535d86a av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-h27zmo-0902e162d227bda097a5b74f4354040a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mb524ogr-ee368d534b3ed975881048180c7d3ca9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>In March 2025, Luis Fernandes was a guest at the British audio magazine hifi+ and spoke to editor-in-chief Alan Sircom about the importance of equipment placement in audio systems.<\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"default-style\">\n<p>Just as important as an adequate power supply and appropriate room acoustics is, of course, the positioning of the equipment itself, be it on vibration-optimised rack systems such as those in our pagode\u00b0 model series or on isolation bases from the Carbofibre\u00b0 series or feet from the CERA\u00b0 range.<\/p>\n<p>The loss of sound quality due to incorrect equipment placement is significant and should be considered in every audio system design or upgrade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IZJlxehGMvI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>interview (YouTube)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ge1sgw-22c756cb2701a740dc938fdfeb00e4c2 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  '     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1gj0ds-1d71615d6d7fcaa503d4dd3721e73897 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_three_fifth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-cow70w-73374be155d3a70fb493933ae4ff37cc av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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