Speakers & Subs
Fortis Audio focuses on providing high-fidelity audio systems for both stereo and home theater. The quality speakers they carry are known for several characteristics and include brands such as Dynaudio, Triangle, Audiovector, and others.
Here is a short explanation of the quality speakers they offer:
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Focus on High-Fidelity: Fortis Audio curates their selection to offer equipment for entry-level up to dream systems, emphasizing sound quality and a realistic soundstage over overwhelming volume.
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Featured Brands & Qualities:
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Dynaudio: Known for meticulous Danish craftsmanship, innovative Scandinavian design, and flexibility, offering both passive and active speakers. Their products are used in both professional recording studios and home audio systems.
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Triangle Speakers: A brand with French heritage that has prioritized craftsmanship and quality since 1980. They deliver a lively and expressive sound, emphasizing clarity in the midrange and highs. They use proprietary technology, including a horn-loaded tweeter for a wide, precise soundstage, and offer a broad range from their Borea series to the premium Magellan series.
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Audiovector: Handcrafted in Denmark since 1979, this brand adheres to the "No Energy Storage" principle to ensure accurate sound by minimizing cabinet vibrations. They are known for innovative technologies like the "Freedom Grounding" system and Air Motion Transformer tweeters.
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REL Subwoofers: While not a full speaker, their subwoofers are renowned for enhancing music with speed, clarity, and textured bass, focusing on musicality and integrating well to enhance the whole system's performance.
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Electronics Available
Fortis Audio carries a range of high-fidelity electronics, featuring:
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NAD Electronics: Known for high-performance and high-value, NAD offers a wide selection of HybridDigital integrated amplifiers, streaming amplifiers (often featuring BluOS technology), power amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, and turntables across their Classic and flagship Masters series. They focus on modern technology and powerful, clean sound.
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Audio Research: A legendary brand focused on the pursuit of ultimate high-definition music reproduction, Audio Research specializes in premium, hand-built vacuum-tube amplifiers, preamplifiers, and integrated amplifiers (like the I/50). Their products, which also include some solid-state designs, are acclaimed for their musicality, resolution, and use of proprietary tube circuits.
Together, these brands allow Fortis Audio to serve both the modern audiophile seeking digital integration and efficiency (NAD), and the connoisseur who values classic vacuum-tube sound and ultimate reference-level performance (Audio Research).
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Atoll Electronique is a French high-fidelity audio brand founded on the philosophy of offering true audiophile-quality sound at a reasonable price.
Key aspects of their electronics, which include integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, and network streamers, are:
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Handcrafted in France: All design and manufacturing are done in Normandy, ensuring rigorous quality control and a focus on local sourcing for components.
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Dual-Mono Design & Discrete Components: Their amplifiers often feature dual-mono topology and exclusively use discrete component stages (like matched MOS-FET transistors) instead of cheaper integrated circuits, resulting in a powerful, dynamic, and musically engaging sound with excellent control.
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Scalability: Many of their integrated amplifiers are designed to be easily upgraded with optional internal boards (like DACs or phono stages) and can be connected to external power amplifiers for bi-amplification, offering long-term value.
Atoll's signature sound is often described as potent, insightful, and musical, delivering high performance without the typical high-end price tag.
Streamers and DAC's
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Innuos creates high-end music streamers and servers that are renowned for their exceptional sound quality and a focus on minimizing noise and jitter in the digital signal.
Their products, like the Stream Series and ZEN Next-Gen servers, are designed with a modular approach, often allowing them to function as streamers, servers (with optional internal SSD storage for local files and CD ripping), or both.
While many Innuos models are dedicated streamer/transports (requiring an external DAC), they also offer optional, high-performance internal DAC modules for their latest streamers (such as the PhoenixDAC Board for the Stream3), turning them into a premium, all-in-one digital source. The core philosophy is to create a precisely timed, ultra-low-noise digital source to allow any connected DAC (internal or external) to perform at its peak.
Turntables
Rega: The 'Light & Rigid' Philosophy
Rega, a British brand, is known for its "low-mass, high-rigidity" design approach. Their philosophy is that a lighter plinth (base) is less likely to store and release unwanted energy (vibration), which can muddy the sound.
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Key Features: Ultra-lightweight, skeletal plinths (especially in their higher-end models like the Planar 8/10), custom-designed unadjustable tonearms (like the RB series) that prioritize precision and simplicity, and a focus on speed control to deliver a fast, dynamic, and rhythmically engaging sound.
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Signature Sound: Fast, punchy, articulate, and highly musical, prioritizing timing and rhythm (often called P.R.A.T. - Pace, Rhythm, and Timing).
VPI: The 'High Mass' Philosophy
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VPI, an American manufacturer, follows the opposing "high-mass" principle. Their turntables are designed to be extremely heavy and highly damped to absorb vibrations and external interference, preventing them from reaching the stylus.
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Key Features: Heavy, multi-layered plinths (often aluminum and MDF), heavy machined platters (sometimes 20+ lbs) for ultimate speed stability, and signature unipivot tonearms (like the JMW series) which offer minimal friction and are highly adjustable.
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Signature Sound: Solid, detailed, expansive, and neutral, with a focus on low-level resolution, deep bass, and wide soundstaging.
In essence, Rega minimizes energy storage by making the turntable light and stiff, while VPI minimizes it by making the turntable massive and highly damped.