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TrustedReviews

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

TrustedReviews, by far and away the biggest online UK technology review site, gives the Fatman iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition 2 a wonderful “8 out of 10” write-up with the design picking up a coveted ‘TrustedReviews Recommended’ award in the process. Please see the attached screen grab or read the review, which is now live, at: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mp3/review/2009/02/12/Fatman-iTube-ValveDock-Carbon-Edition-2/p1





T3 - The Gadget Magazine

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

This time, the iTube Carbon Edition 2 is the one to beat the Zeppelin, taking pole position in T3’s Top Five iPod Docks list.

T3 magazine just love it!





T3 - The Gadget Magazine

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

Valve powered for a warmer sound, the latest iTube also looks the business, with the red glow of the valves seeping through a grille in the polished, none-more-black casing - you can also remove the valve cover if you want the full 1940s hi-fi effect.

Connectivity beats anything else here.

if you're serious about music, nothing else comes close.





Stuff magazine - 2008

Product: iTube ValveDock

It’s a dock and valve amplifier combo par excellence





CNET.co.uk reviews the Fatman iTube 452 - 9.0 rating!

Product: ITUBE 452

As a performer, the 452 boasts a seductive, rich voice…





What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, September 2008

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition with Speakers

It’s the best sounding device in the Group Test... A five-star rating is easily attained... A big fat bargain’
- 5 Star Review





Mail on Sunday, Live Magazine October 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

Fatman's blend of old-school valve technology and iPod dock ooks amazing – and sounds even better.
- 5 Star Review.





Evening Standard 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

This sounds stunning.. looks great.

Verdict: Fatman's iTube - stunning and affordable.





What H iFi Awards, 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

Fatman iTube ValveDock has just won 2007 'Product of The Year' in the PC & MP3 Accessories category.





What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, August 2007

Product: iTube 182 with ValveDock

This amplifier is good enough to expose those who use low bit rates
Old meets new in yet another knockout iPod dock-and-valve-amp one-two combination from Fatman
5 stars





What Hi-Fi May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

Individual, and stylish looks; massages the knots from uptight compressed MP3 music files.





The Independent, May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock with Speakers

Best Luxury Buy!





SmartLife International, May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock with Speakers

Possibly the sexiest iPod partner product ever devised.





Paul Connolly, Daily Mail, May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

This 4kg hunk of audio heaven takes your iPod and, with its warm full-sounding old-fashioned vacuum tube amplifier, does a very good job of making your digital music sound almost as rich as vinyl, which is quite some trick





SmartLife International

Product: FatBoys

They make a most excellent racket!





T3, August 2007

Product: FatBoys

You can crank things up loud, but thanks to Fatman’s pro audio heritage, clarity never gets lost in the din





What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, April 2007

Product: FatBoys

‘The midrange is sweet and communicative, with instruments well separated from the musical mix’
4 stars





What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, May 2007

Product: iTube 252 with ValveDock

Well built, originally styled and fine-sounding valve amplification, with an iPod twist
4 stars





What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision Ultimate Guides, February 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

Vocals sound lovely, with surprising detail and body, and there’s no shortage of attack, delivering rock and dance with attitude
5 stars





Patrick Cleasby, Hi-fi World, June 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

The Fatman sang out my lossless tracks
4 globes





T3, May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

With some decent speakers wired up, the iTube gives it some smooth, with vocals sounding especially good
5 Stars





Stuff - June 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition

Buy it as a package with the matching speakers and you’ve got the best-sounding dock around





Daily Mail, May 2007

Product: iTube ValveDock

Now you can have the best of both worlds, with an iPod dock that combines digital technology with retro speakers