Review Quotes and Snippets


Canada HiFi

Product: ITUBE 452

It's been a while since I've enjoyed myself this much when auditioning an amplifier. The Fatman iTube 452 amplifier is more than capable of pumping sheer excitement into the musicv it's playing. It's rich, warm characteristics made virtually every type of music shine





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