Review Quotes and Snippets


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