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Page 3 of 3 In Operation: To test out the VERIS A/V Cooler, there was no better choice than some actual A/V equipment. So i took it home and ran up our Kenwood 6-channel amplifier, which sits underneath a DVD player and gets nice and warm to say the least. I measured its temperature on top after an hour of running without the A/V cooler to be 53-degree Celsius. Installed the A/V Cooler in between the amp and the DVD player, and after about 30 minutes of operation and again took its temperature to see it had dropped nicely down to 37-degrees Celsius, which although still warm-ish is a massive drop in temperature, and as the amp had been working quite hard I think that’s an excellent result. Conclusion: The VERIS A/V Cooler retails online for around AU$135, which may be a little bit much considering it’s essentially just two fans mounted in a frame, but when you take into account its great style and typically high build quality you’d expect from Antec, it begins to make more sense. One problem we found was that the size of the unit is a bit large for some current day amplifiers and A/V equipment, which are coming out in a more compact style these days. Some form of adjustable or moveable feet on the bottom would be a welcome inclusion in any future versions or revisions. Or perhaps make available a smaller version altogether. Antec Design  Overall it’s a very stylish unit that will fit in with the styling of your home theatre setup no matter how old or new it is, it’s also extremely well built and solid so will be able to easily take some weight on top of it. Not to mention it does its job extremely well, which is the most important thing I believe. As mentioned before, the test unit we had produced an annoying and rather loud vibration noise when the fans were on, but I’d like to be an optimist and hope it was only this unit and not every one that’s out there, because if it’s all of them it really does ruin the whole thing. OzHardware Rating – 7.5/10 This product can be purchased online at www.techbuy.com.au (Direct Link)
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