See these products for the first time at EI Live! 2021.
Smart-e has launch the latest product is the SDSC 18Gbps product range, the SDSC-4x4-RSP HDMI/HDBase...
Second release in a week for Focal as the company announces Aria K2, a special edition of the original high-performance Aria 900 range, first launched by Focal...
Karma-AV returns to EI Live! offering a rich new product line-up of UK show debutants, including JBL Synthesis architectural home cinema speakers, EISA award-w...
Habitech is looking forward to welcoming integrators new and established with the custom infrastructure that’s shaping the future. From the next-gen TV of Sams...
JVC is back with three new models that feature JVC’s BLU-Escent laser light source; compatible with HDR10+ and boasting 48Gbps 8K Inputs
An all-new JVC home...
Renowned for its acoustics ‘savoir-faire’, French brand Focal presents new loudspeakers for the home, the On Wall 301 and On Wall 302. Attentive to all uses an...
German luxury TV maker, Loewe, has announced its return to the market following a significant investment from Skytec Group Ltd.
Intent on learning from...
Having established itself as a leader in room acoustics software for the high-end market, Dirac’s Dirac Live room correction system is now, for the first time,...
The Fyne Audio F500SP brings all the benefits of Fyne’s Special Production development project to a compact ‘bookshelf’ loudspeaker design based on t...
Ideal for everything from high-end residential settings to myriad commercial spaces, the newest L-Acoustics SB10i subwoofer delivers a bass output that truly b...
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.
With an extensive portfolio that spans trade and mainstream technology coverage, Daniel’s work appears regularly in Essential Install and has featured across wider platforms including key trade and consumer titles, reflecting his commitment to elevating industry discourse while spotlighting innovation, best practice and emerging trends.
Under his editorial leadership, Essential Install has continued to expand its reach and influence, delivering targeted news, product insights, event coverage and thought leadership that supports the professional community responsible for bringing cutting‑edge AV, automation and luxury living technology into homes and commercial spaces. Daniel’s direction emphasises clarity, relevance and trade‑first reporting, helping integrators stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.
A respected voice within the AV and smart home ecosystem, he actively engages with industry events and major trade shows, shaping conversations around technology adoption, installer education and business growth. His editorial stewardship reinforces Essential Install’s mission to serve as the definitive source of industry news and insight for integrators, manufacturers, distributors and allied professionals.
Daniel brings both strategic editorial leadership and a journalist’s eye for detail to every issue of Essential Install, ensuring the publication remains essential reading for the trade.
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.
