Karma-AV has announced UK availability of Emotiva Audio's new DR Stack range, a compact series of Hi-Fi separates designed to deliver balanced audiophile perfo...
For years, the smart home industry has focused on making homes more intelligent through lighting, heating, security, entertainment and, more recently, energy m...
Projector enclosures do an excellent job of concealing equipment and reducing fan noise, but they also create a challenge of their own: heat. Once a projector ...
Described as Britain's original high-end audio brand, QUAD has unveiled the two-model Elegan loudspeaker family.
Designed to deliver high-end performance at...
A masking screen is only as good as its ability to frame the image correctly. While modern projectors and video processors can accommodate almost any aspect ra...
Christian Giraud, Partnerships Manager of Chillblast, the UK’s most awarded PC builder, hails the continued journey into the install sector of the gaming PC.
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Amit Ravat, Managing Director of Retrotouch Switches & Sockets, examines the opportunities in lighting and shading.
Lighting and shading have become fun...
SRND Group explains the choices available when working with the Fabric Walls product family.
A dedicated home cinema should feel considered from every seat....
Crestron UK Residential Sales Director Phillip Pini explores how the rise of hybrid working is creating new opportunities for integrators. As organisations str...
Adam Bootle, Market Development Manager for Collaboration & Conferencing at Shure, explains why audio and video now matter more than ever.
Few would...
Daniel J Sait is a seasoned media leader and journalist who shapes the editorial vision of Essential Install as its Editor‑in‑Chief and serves as European Editorial Director at All Things Media News, the specialist publisher behind Essential Install, Electrical Contracting News and Data Centre and Networking News. In these roles, he combines deep editorial insight with a strategic understanding of the smart home, luxury AV and home cinema sectors, guiding coverage that informs, inspires and connects professional installers and integrators across the UK and Europe.
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Before launching Essential Install in 2009, Daniel spent over two decades in the trenches of AV and Hi-Fi trade press editing titles such as Television Magazine, Custom Installer and Inside Hi-Fi.
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