StormAudio has announced a series of innovations that enhance its audio processing solutions. With new hardware and software upgrades, the company says it cont...
Antiference has announced the introduction of the Clear Flow Cloud (CFC), a cloud-based control system giving the ability to remotely manage networks.
There...
Trade-focused reviewer Richard Stevenson auditions the recently released Sonos Arc Ultra and Sub 4.
New reviews appear every month in Essential Install Maga...
Acoustic Energy has announced the launch of the completely redesigned 300 Series loudspeakers. Building on the insights gained from the popular Corinium projec...
Zak Vracevic, owner and director of M.E.G.A. AV Installations, gives EI the tour of this award-winning install Joy Division Room which picked up the Best Media...
What 4K, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos titles are available on Apple TV+?
As competition hots up between the streaming channels, one way of attracting more a...
CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals, has announced that the 2025 CEDIA Smart Home Awards are open for entries, featuring a number of exciting n...
Bluesound NODE (N132) and NODE ICON (N530) will become the first streamers in the world to be Dirac Live Ready announces Bluesound.
Bluesound, creators of a...
New cameras combine the best features of Luma’s existing surveillance technologies, offering both ADI and Snap One customers a versatile, high-performance secu...
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.
