I recently took the step into valves and bought a Fatman iDock and valve Amp from www.audioaffair.co.uk leaving my old Pioneer A400 to get dusty. I bought it for an iPod bedroom system but was surprised by the amps sound on its own, so I've ended up not using the iPod docking section and set the amp up on its own with my TT!
I wasn't under the impression that the fatMan was 'proper hi-fi' so to speak and was bought more for convenience and its aesthetic value, but I'm pleased to say it sounds fantastic as a hi-fi amp and is much warmer in sound than any transistor amp I've owned. Am I missing something here, but are all valve amps of such low power able to drive speakers such as my Monitor Audio S1's? Its only 13W but able to drive them very loudly without clipping. Anyway, overall it sounds very punchy and silky. I've not read much about them yet so I'm thinking it could be a secret 'stunner' yet to make its mark..
Now considering an upgrade to one of their higher models. Anyone else using or heard any of these?
I wasn't under the impression that the fatMan was 'proper hi-fi' so to speak and was bought more for convenience and its aesthetic value, but I'm pleased to say it sounds fantastic as a hi-fi amp and is much warmer in sound than any transistor amp I've owned. Am I missing something here, but are all valve amps of such low power able to drive speakers such as my Monitor Audio S1's? Its only 13W but able to drive them very loudly without clipping. Anyway, overall it sounds very punchy and silky. I've not read much about them yet so I'm thinking it could be a secret 'stunner' yet to make its mark..
Now considering an upgrade to one of their higher models. Anyone else using or heard any of these?