About us
Tony Larking, founder of Fatman Audio, has a career in the professional audio recording industry dating back to the late 1970�s. In 1993 Tony launched the award winning TL Audio brand, manufacturing professional valve based recording consoles & processors, almost single handedly kick starting the valve revolution. Respected by Artists, Producers & Engineers the world over TL Audio products have been used by the likes of Pavarotti, Coldplay, Plan B, Labyrinth, Stooshe, Dizzee Rascal, Elkie Brooks, Lonsdale Boys Club, Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim, Tori Amos, The Mad Professor, Sting, Gary Moore, Faithless, EMI Abbey Road Studios, EMI Soho Studios etc. etc. Music for Dr. Who & Downton Abbey has been recorded with TL Audio valve recording consoles. Recordings for Linn and demonstration CD�s for Bang & Olufsen have also been recorded using TL Audio valve recording consoles.
From the outset, design philosophy at TL Audio has been to utilize the best qualities of product design to produce a combination of superb sound and first class technical performance. This mantra has been carried through into the Fatman range of audio products.
2006 saw the launch of the award winning Fatman brand, a high quality range of stylish valve amplifiers & audio systems using valve technology from our professional range, bringing the ultimate audio experience to the domestic market.
Fatman has quickly established its reputation for producing some of the best performing audio systems for use with Smart Phones, Personal Computers and any fixed or portable media device. All amplifiers have additional inputs making them fully comprehensive audio systems. From our first product Fatman iTube with iPod Dock (What Hi-Fi product of the year 2006) through to the new generation of Bluetooth enabled amps Fatman is constantly developing new products to enhance your home & lifestyle.
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 valves enhance the signal quality and audio reproduction.
With more than 30 years experience in professional audio, the people behind Fatman have this skill. And then some.
In keeping with our strong music industry connections Fatman has recently been supporting live music events working with the likes of MTV, Channel 4 & T-4 with Fatman systems being used by many successful artists including: Lady Gaga, Jesse J, Rita Ora, Cover Drive, Little Mix, Lawson, Rizzle Kicks, Katy Perry, Professor Green, Wretch 32, The Wanted, Tyler James, Lonsdale Boys club, Taio Cruz, Stooshe, Alexandra Burke, Tulisa, Conor Maynard.
