Vanguard Caldera 12" Active Subwoofer

I have had some excellent subwoofers in my time, and for music the Vanguard Caldera 12 is one of them. A small amount of the 'feel not hear it' bass is missing (when it is even present in the soundtrack) in some movies when compared to my current living room 500-watt RMS ported 12" sub (both compared when setup with Yamaha YPAO room correction at the same listening position in my bedroom). However that sub is 2.75 times the price of the Vanguard Caldera 12. That is a lot to pay for a small amount of bass not even present in all soundtracks. In music however, it is almost impossible to hear a difference in lowest frequency response. Plus, one is a black, cloth-covered tube that is ~40" tall, and the other is beautifully finished in real Rosewood veneer. Looks count, too in my book ;)

Excellent built quality, a ported sub that sounds closer to sealed sub and for only 348 euros? Insane but true, the Caldera 12 will sound just as good in my room for music or home theater, i cant recommend this sub enough! Go dual for bombastic room filling low notes imo. The only gripe i have is the auto on off which turns the sub off after only 10 seconds, i would recommend at least 1+ minute of inactivity to turn off so lets hope they boys in the lab will sort this out on the next batches! Excellent job Vera Fi team!

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,

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.

Is a great subwoofer looks very nice finishes great sounds excellent for the price. YouIs a great subwoofer looks very nice finishes great sounds excellent for the price. You cannot go wrong. It’s a must purchase. Thank you Mark.

These are very musical subs for audiophiles at a fraction of the price than the competition. Vera-fi customer support (Mark Schifter) is top notch. I do not believe there is any subwoofer pair in the approximately 800 dollar price range that can beat these subs for your hifi system.

There are a couple of qualities of these subwoofers that I would like to comment on favorably. First, the coverage of the midbass frequencies, and in fact the musicality of the subwoofers, is remarkable for the price. In my room, the frequencies between 65 and 125 are suppressed by the room. The Caldara subwoofers compensate for this very nicely. Second, the visual appearance of the units is very nice.

Wow, I miss the ultra low frequencies that my old but no longer functional REL subwoofers provided, my music room does not really allow for reproduction of the frequencies between 20 and 40 Hz. The trade-off of musicality is therefore significant compensation.
I appreciated Mark’s generous offer to substitute the Caldera for the smaller model which was out of stock. If I can make one suggestion for future Caldera models, it would be to have speaker level inputs in addition to the RCA inputs.

Wonderful purchase. My system sounds great.

Wow - I honestly wasn't sure if I was even a "bass guy" before purchasing 2x Caldera 12"s, and my Wharfedale Linton's even had already solid bass response, but in the endless quest for the "wow" factor, I was pointed towards Vera-Fi's subwoofer offerings.

Let me just say, I am absolutely blown away. I can't stop listening to my system -- it just sounds too good. I also have not experienced such remarkably good customer service from a company in quite some time. Thank you to Mark and the team for making such a reasonably priced product that punches far into much higher price points.

Is very good. Excelent.