Lucky Seven: Jamo S7-27f Floor Standing Speakers Review

We are delighted to announce the return of our trade-focused EI reviews, as our expert and highly experienced reviewer Richard Stevenson lends an...

Sonos Sub Mini: review

Is it sub mission accomplished for the new Sonos bass solution?  Designed most specifically to partner the company’s range of sound bars and ...

PowerShades, Purposeful and Precise

EI was offered the chance to try out some window treatments by this relative newcomer to the light control sector and discovered a pleasing mix ...

EI Live! 2021 Review: Part 1

With such a rip-roaring success of a show, we are presenting our review of EI Live! 2021 in two parts, so enthusiastic and fulsome has the response been, we di...

Sonos Roam Review

Sonos asked EI to look at its new Roam product, a new fully portable platform that the company makes some pretty big claims about for a £150 portable speaker. ...

Cel-Fi Solo Review

Our resident reviewer Richard Stevenson gets to grips with another CI product, this time one that tackles lousy mobile phone reception. Check out our Cel-Fi So...

EI Review: Artison Nano Backpack P5 5.1ch AV amplifier

Our trade focused reviewer, Richard Stevenson, takes a look under the hood of the Artison Nano Backpack P5 5.1ch AV amplifier. For single room AV installs ...

Essential Install Review: Philips 65in OLED 903

Our CI focused reviewer, Richard Stevenson, takes a look at the Philips 65in OLED 903 TV. Philips, once the doyenne of the European TV market, is making hea...

Monitor Audio CP-IW460X In-Wall loudspeaker Review

Respected AV reviewer Richard Stevenson is Essential Install’s trade focused reviewer, here he puts Monitor Audio’s CPIW460X, the company’s latest in-wall loud...

CE Pro Europe Reviews: Focal 300 ICW 8 integrated speaker

In a new series written by respect AV reviewer Richard Stevenson, CE Pro Europe presents a full trade assessment of Focal’s recently launched 8in coaxial in-wal...