Marantz has announced its latest slimline 8K Ultra HD AV receiver, the NR1711. Designed to deliver sound for movies and music without sacrificing entertainment...
With software drivers available for Control4, Crestron, Savant, RTI, URC, and other home control platforms, Zappiti’s range of media players can now easily bec...
Automobili Pininfarina has announced a new partnership which will see each car specified with a bespoke in-car sound system by Naim Audio.
News of the partn...
Time to sign up to the next EI Live! Tech Talk where we look to the future of the industry and get the thoughts of industry luminary Charlie Kindel, Chief Prod...
Chris Morley, Lead Designer at Cyberhomes, gives EI the story on this high-performance home cinema project, shortlisted in this year’s Smart Building Awards th...
NAD Electronics is now shipping the M33, a BluOS enabled DAC/amplifier that can serve as the heart of a reference whole-home system. In its simplest form, the ...
The Z-Wave Alliance has announced the release of its second-annual Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report. The newly available report examines smart home and con...
PSB Speakers and Audiodo have announced an agreement that will see Audiodo’s Personal Sound algorithms integrated into future yet-to-be-announced headphones fr...
Habitech has announced the exclusive availability of the Wyrestorm NHD-300-TX to UK CI integrators.
Featuring multiple output channel encoding and adjustab...
Andy Jack, co-founder and director of TwentyTwo Integration, gives EI the inside track on this impressive and already award-winning project, the home cinema se...
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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