Low Voltage Journal is a trade publication about the systems that get wired into a house before the drywall goes up and argued about for years afterward: security and alarm panels, control systems, lighting and shades, the network, and audio and video.
It is written by working integrators, not by a marketing department. We read the firmware notes, open the boxes, pull the wire, sit through the dealer trainings and take the service calls when something that looked great at the trade show stops working in a real home. The Journal is where we write down what we learned, plainly, including the parts manufacturers would rather we skipped.
Who is behind it
The Journal is published by the team that runs Shield Low Voltage, a licensed low-voltage and burglar alarm contractor based in Lehi, Utah. We say so up front because it matters: when we mention Shield, you should know it is our company. We keep those mentions where a reader would naturally ask who installs this in Utah, and nowhere else.
How we cover products
- We cover brands we sell and brands we do not. Selling a product does not earn it a kinder review here, and not selling one does not earn it a harsher one.
- We do not accept payment, free gear or sponsored placement for coverage. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed on the post itself.
- Product images and film clips belong to the manufacturers and are credited. Job photos are our own.
- When we get something wrong, we correct the post and note the correction at the bottom.
Contact
Tips, corrections and firmware horror stories: editor@lowvoltagejournal.com. Manufacturer and distributor press contacts are welcome to send release notes and launch kits to the same address.
