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...
British audio brand, LEAK has returned with its first products for more than 40 years. The new LEAK Stereo 130 is an integrated amplifier featuring state-of-th...
HARMAN Luxury Audio Group has added the Harman Kardon Citation series to its brand portfolio.
HARMAN’s Luxury Audio Group (LAG) has announced the addition o...
Houzz has released the results of its annual Houzz & Home Report, the largest survey published of residential renovation activity, with more than 7,500 UK ...
Re-produced with the kind permission of L-Acoustics, EI presents a conversation with L‑Acoustics Founder Dr. Christian Heil on the company’s most recent creati...
CEDIA has set a new date for the London CEDIA Tech Summit, which will now take place on November 5 2020 at The Business Design Centre in Islington. CEDIA and T...
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.
