Antec Veris Cooler

Antec Veris Overhead View

Antec Veris Cooler


Keeping your AV system cools has always been a challenge especially when you have it stuck into a custom cabinet. With more and more people utilize high end home theater system and media center based PC to watch HiDef BlueRay video (Bye bye HD video) in the comfort of their own home, how to keep all your heat generating equipments cool and quiet are becoming an focal point of many Audio/Video enthusiast. Antec, a well recognized name in computer component industry for Power supply, case, and cooling fan, presented a descend solution for this increasing need. Antec cooling system comes with a nice simple package with the cooling unit itself, AC power adapter, and a simple instruction.

Front Blue LED Closeup

Built Quality
Installation 5 Stars
Ease of Use 5 Stars
Comments – quiet, 2 speed setting on the fan, a bit pricy (Market Price $69~$99)
Efficiency – Cable box w/o any cooling 46C~50C
Cable box w/ Antec running for 40 min 40C
Cable box w/ Antec running for 2 hours 35C~37C

Content in the box:
Antec Cooling Unit 1pc
AC Adapter 1pc
Simple Instruction Sheet 1pc

*** Packaging and Open box impression ***
With a little handle on the side of the box, its easy to carry like a small brief case. Package is in nice color box and weight is relatively light. Unit has a Beautiful brush metal look finish on the top cover to compliment most stereo system. Two 8 inch fan faces the bottom looks small but it does its job efficiently, dropping temperature of the test unit 6C~15C.

*** Installation ***
Installation for this cooling unit is very simple and straight forward. Just hook up the AC power adapter at the back and place it “on top” of the unit that you wish to cool and turn on the switch in the front for either “low” or “high” setting. A little blue LED will light up to tell you that its working properly. There are two 8” fans facing the bottom to draw hot air away from the unit and force it out to the back of the unit.

*** comments ***
Well built enclosure, nice finish, looks like a slim DVD player.

view of two 8" fan from the bottom

*** other thoughts ***
You really have to dig the look to buy this unit since you can achieve the same thing with a OEM case fan (8 or 12inches) with mesh (optional, so the fan blade won’t hit your finger) Retail $15 plus a useless power adapter salvage from your old router with a little work on wire. Total $15 + about 15min of work vs $69~99/unit. I would say this unit would have a higher CP (cost vs performance) value if it is priced under $50. Again, if you are protecting the $1000+ pioneer amplifier getting burn out by the heat rather than cooling down the poor little inefficient, heater-like cable box, it is a worthwhile investment.

Power supply closeup

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