Sonos is back for EI Live! 2024 with its biggest Stand to date. Visitors to Stand 93 will see the full line-up of Sonos solutions for home cinema, media rooms ...
Harbour Automation orchestrated a seamlessly integrated Control4 home automation solution tailored to meet our client's needs for simplicity and efficiency.
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The JBL Modern Audio AV Receivers and Stage 2 Loudspeakers are high-performance audio products designed for the next generation of music and movie enthusiasts:...
AudioControl has announced the appointment of two distributors for the UK market. Custom AV Distribution and Aldous Systems will present the AudioControl produ...
Denon had proudly unveiled the Denon Home Amp. Designed to bring legacy two-channel systems into the modern HEOS ecosystem, the product fits into any household...
This outdoor space embraces the surrounding environment with modern luxury with the help of Nexus 21 technology.
The dry Arizona climate is ideal for outsid...
Rako, Britain’s smart lighting controls manufacturer, will be showcasing it’s all new app – with a user-friendly interface combining keypad layout with channel...
Kaleidescape Strato V Movie Player delivers 4K Dolby Vision playback with lossless audio offering performance and quality with a lower cost of entry.
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The all-new Blok Stax 2G is engineered to ensure Hi-Fi systems are allowed to perform at their optimal levels, while also offering an elegantly modernist desig...
EI took a trip to the newly created Artcoustic Showroom in the beautiful Essex countryside to discover a reimagined world demonstrating what the Artcoustic ran...
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.
