Nine valves of audio goodness in the Fatman iTube 452

If you like drooling over valves and £1500 audio systems, you've hit on the right post. The Fatman family of iTube valve amplifiers has a new addition, the iTube 452. The nine valve amp has a fully integrated push-pull deisng with four line-input stages so there's plenty of use for connecting any music source. Naturally, there's also a matching iPod ValveDock thrown in and a remote control. Obviously Fatman doesn't like too much exercise.

Sound promising? Head over the jump for the full spec.

There are all sorts of lovely numbers floating around the iTube 452, not least of which is 45W x 2 output power, followed by less than 1% distortion, 4 x 6L6Gx4 and 5 x 12AX7 vacuum tubes and a hefty 23kg in weight.

If you've got £1499 to shell out in April, you'll get the iTube 452 and docking station plus cleaning glove, audio cable, aux source cable and video cable in the box.

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