I had my eyes on a Caldera 10 subwoofer for quite a while before I decided to take the plunge, but I'm really glad that I did. I initially had reservations for how low the price was for what it claimed it could do, but eventually a sale came along that was a little too good to resist and I purchased it for $149.
I imagine myself and quite a few other people ended up ordering around this time and it took some time before my order was fulfilled. Additionally, there were significant delays in shipments due in part to ongoing changes to US import policies, but Vera-Fi diligently kept me updated throughout the process, even responding to my emails I sent with questions. In hindsight, I am glad I was patient and waited to receive mine.
Though it took some time, in the end, I received a cute little compact subwoofer to pair with my budget living room setup and have been very pleased with how musical and quick it is, as well as how much it filled out and enriched the music for a pair of smaller bookshelf speakers. I don't think there is a better budget sub for a 2.1 stereo setup for this price. The Caldera 10 is a product that knows what it is and does it damn well.
Highly Recommended.
I wanted to let you know that my order of Vanguard Scout Pair speakers
has arrived safely at my home in France.
I am delighted with the speakers and pleased that everything worked out
in the end.
Given the current situation, I am fully aware of the logistical
difficulties you have faced and are likely to continue facing, so I
would like to commend you on your communication, which helps us
customers understand the situation.
I would like to thank you again for our various email exchanges and for
the work you do every day in these challenging and tense conditions.
I wish you and your team every success in your business.
As for me, I'm going to go back to listening to some music (Neil Young,
for example) on your magnificent speakers.
Thank you, Mark.
All the best.
PS: I am now considering purchasing the Caldera 12 in its 220/240 volt
configuration.
Excellent, tight, fast and very muscular. Punches above it’s price point. Paired with Scout’s
Great sounding, beautiful and incredibly priced speakers. It been a pleasure working with Mark and team.
These are a great value speaker. They sound very nice to my ear, are built really well and with quality (real rosewood veneer). They are beautiful to look at too. Highly recommend. I've bought two pairs!
Solid performer. Plays well with my Elac Unifi speakers.
I'm really enjoying this dual sub set-up. Using these in a two channel stereo system, replacing a single 12" sub (which was stashed in the corner). My mains are the KEF LS50 meta's, and they work well with the Caldera 10's. Still fine tuning the crossover freq & volume balance, but I'm prone to tweaking things just for the fun of it.
The Caldera 10's arrived in fine fashion, and were easy to set up. They look great and sound even better.
A solid little sub for the price. Its compact size makes it easy to place multiples in a room to help manage standing waves. The "auto-on" feature is practically useless—at low listening levels the sub won’t engage, and when you raise the volume it starts switching on and off in time with the music until it’s loud enough. I just leave it on all the time, which isn’t a big deal since the small amp only draws about 3 watts at idle. The inclusion of high-level inputs is a nice bonus at this price point, and the crossover slope is steep enough to blend seamlessly.
Using these on Marantz model 30. The VBH provides complete, across the spectrum draining of vibration noise, leaving clear, tonally right sound across the entire sound spectrum. Unlike others that I've tried, VBH works across the high, mid and lows evenly.
Tried some other products like Herbies, IsoAcoustics, Maple Shade, all of those helped but to me, they all sounded a bit uneven, working better on some areas of the sound than others. The VBH is just smooth and sounds tonally right across the whole sound spectrum to me. (Do remove your old feet and use directly on the amp bottom, don't put them under the cheap plastic stock feet.)
Look great. Easy to put together. Fits the scouts very well.
Natural, tight sound. High end is clear without being overpowering. Not at all fatiguing. Good to listed to for extended periods.
Great system -- purchased 5 scouts (one for center channel) and 12" sub. Scouts sound is clear and natural. Scouts and sub blend wonderfully. For music, the sub reproduces musical notes, not simply some deep thump other subs might offer. Work fine for home theater as well. Tight, concise sound,
Made a huge improvement in my system.
Made a huge improvement in my system.
I recently integrated the SSZ into my system, alongside the LNBH, and the two proved to be highly complementary. While the LNBH focuses on cleaning high-frequency EMI/RFI noise and lowering the noise floor at the source, the SSZ stabilizes the foundation by blocking DC offset, filtering mid/low-frequency interference, and adding a soft-start function. Together, they form a balanced approach to power conditioning, one addressing refinement at the top, the other ensuring solidity and control at the base.
With the SSZ in place, the presentation gained a calmer, more grounded character. The soundstage opened with greater depth and spatial definition, and instruments locked into position with more natural spacing. Bass and mid-bass became richer in texture yet remained controlled, while vocals and strings carried more body and emotional weight. High frequencies smoothed out without losing detail, giving the music a more relaxed and effortless quality.
Dynamics also benefited. Quiet passages now emerge from a darker, quieter floor, while peaks and transients are released with greater ease and natural flow. The LNBH enhances openness and fine detail, while the SSZ reinforces stability, coherence, and weight. Used together, they help the system breathe more freely, making listening both technically refined and musically involving.
The SSZ is far more than a protection device, it is a meaningful sonic upgrade, especially when paired with the LNBH. This combination lowers noise across the spectrum, stabilizes dynamics, and enhances musicality in a way that feels both natural and convincing. For me, they turned listening into a more effortless and emotionally engaging experience.
Awesome little device. Lowest noise floor I’ve heard in my system and without the expense of dynamics. Like my old Running Springs power conditioner it expands dynamics instead of suppressing them but the backgrounds are even blacker and at less than a tenth of the price. Well done
Best value for money speaker. Punches way above its weight
Caldera 10 Duo paired with Magnat monitor supreme. They blend well, have great audio quality, nice looking & hefty build. My system sounds beautiful. I have the calderas set just over 1/4 volume and the bass is vibrating the gutters on my house.
I guess I happened to order as everyone else realized the bang for your buck deal Vera-fi is offering here. I had to try and be patient and wait for the backorder to be fulfilled. As I waited I recieved excellent communication from Mark and his crew.
I wouldnt hesitate to refer a friend.
Im super happy 🤘😁🤘
Thanks Vera-fi !!!
The LNBH attached to my streamer made things quieter. I suppose reduced noise I didn’t know was there.
Placing the SnubWay into my high end system reduce the background noise .It has made things a lot darker ,everything is quite and it make the music much more enjoyable. I have had a few of my audiophile friends over and we listen to my system with it in and out. Everyone of them left my house in disbelief that it made that much of a difference in. Now they are all thanking me and purchase the SnubWay for there own systems. I highly recommend trying the SnubWay. Happy listening 🎶.
Out of the box they sounded excellent. Given a weeks playing of about 80 hours play at a moderate volume when I wasn’t listening in the room they came alive! They are excellent room filling, non exaggerating or exhausting, I’ve paired them with the Caldera Sub. Magical, musical, as well as detail revealing.
I replaced my Wharfdale Aura 2 with these and what a pleasant upgrade with a small price tag. The Aura 2 are a three way design and played very well in the living room but these mighty gems surpassed them in so many ways.
Spend thousand of dollars if you must or spend them elsewhere in your system. I have a pair of Audioquest William Tell Zero , a Wiim Ultra Streamer and two Fosi Mono 300 watt amps and play my collection of high resolution music through Roon. Interconnects are all Audioquest Black Beauty. Wow! So few dollars so much SOUND!
Absolutely mind blowing bass! The timing and accuracy of this sub can be compared to REL Very musical but also packs a punch in a surround set up.