FATMAN iTUBE VALVE DOCK WITH SPEAKERS The entry-level Fatman product for use with iPod and any other audio device (e.g. CD). Utilising a hybrid-tube design platform, the iTube provides superb audio reproduction and attractive design at an affordable price. The performance of the amplifier and dock has been scrutinised by the world’s press and they have awarded it the best accolades possible. The dock allows any iPod to be used (except Shuffle) and this also comes with a full-function 27 key remote control – not just ‘marketing speak’ for a limited transport and menu control, but complete control over all iPod functionality.. $1,099.00 (SUPPLIED WITH iPOD DOCK)     FATMAN iTUBE 182 CLASS A AMPLIFIER A fully integrated, single end, class A power amplifier featuring 7 valves and 3 line input stages to offer 18 watts per channel of the smoothest audio around. As with all Fatman iTube Valve amplifiers, all aspects of sound reproduction are handled with incredible accuracy with a full natural sound stage which is precise and yet fills the listening room with breadth and depth. From the deepest lows to the highest highs, the programme material is reproduced with supreme clarity, accuracy and openness with a beautifully warm tonality. Transients at all frequencies are handled with effortless ease, giving a tight and well controlled bass, a full mid range and a sparkling treble.. $1,699.00 (SUPPLIED WITH iPOD DOCK)     FATMAN iTUBE 252 PUSH-PULL AMPLIFIER Stunning to behold and a thoroughbred performer featuring no less than 9 valves and 3 line input stages to offer 25 watts per channel of pure listening nirvana. A more powerful version of the iTube 182, this amplifier delivers a sonic performance and value for money which is unmatched by any similarly specified product in the known world – at least as far as we know ! Utilising the classic push/pull design platform, the iTube 252 provides 3 source inputs and a bravura performance which we believe is impossible to match at this price point. Whatever the source material, we believe that you will hear and feel new nuances in the recorded performance through this remarkable design. We could write all day about this product – but we won’t – just listen to it. . $2,099.00 (SUPPLIED WITH iPOD DOCK)           Launched in the autumn of 2006, Fatman has quickly established its reputation for producing some of the best performing audio systems for use with Apple’s iPod, or indeed any portable or fixed media device. All iTube amplifiers have additional inputs for CD etc., making them fully comprehensive audio systems for all audio sources. But why valves? Well, as professional recording artists and producers discovered, digital with all it’s acknowledged advantages, was perhaps lacking in one direction... sound. It could be a little cold and harsh and lacked ‘warmth’. - That’s where valves come in. Correctly and sympathetically inserted into the signal path, the presence of a valves enhances signal quality. The skill in valve design is in knowing where to place the valves and how to combine them with state-of-the art solid state circuitry in order to achieve maximum sonic benefit.