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Best 845 tube out there?

I am running a pair of Cary CAD-211AE monoblocks with the standard no-name Chinese tubes shipped by Cary. Whilst I am happy with the sound, I think I should buy a pair of 845's to keep as backup in case something happens to these tubes.

Because I will need to buy FOUR of them, this rules out any tube that sells for stupid money (e.g. vintage RCA 845 tubes).

The only current production 845's I am aware of are:

- Shuguang 845 "standard"
- Shuguang 845B
- Shuguang 845C
- Shuguang PSVANE 845
- KR Audio 845

I have found reviews of the Shuguang 845B and 845C, but there is virtually no information out there on the new Shuguang "psvane" 845. Has anybody heard this valve, and is it a noticable improvement over the 845B and C? Also, what do people think of the KR?
amfibius
nhocti
44 posts
 
I got to get myself some of those Shuguang 845-T Natural Sound tubes to try out.
Thanks for the info.
seric56
12 posts
 
Has anybody listened to the new Psvane 845 T Mark II Treasure? They claim it is better build quality and more musical, I just know it is more expensive. I have not see any reviews. Thanks.
jkuc
181 posts
 
Nhocti, could you comment on Shuguang 845-T Natural Sound? Thanks!
nhocti
44 posts
 
Well,
According to Melody, the Shuguang 845-T's quality is not good so they suggest we try Psvane's instead.
Nevertheless, we are happy with Shuguang 845B so we'll just stick with those.
nhocti
44 posts
 
Just received this from a customer regarding KR Audio 845.

Hugh,
The tubes are excellent. They sounded good right out of the box, and have improved over the thirty hours or so that I have played them.
Very good high end resolution, and great clarity from top to bottom. My room is fairly damped and the higher resolution is very welcome.
It has been the kind of upgrade where I want to go through all my records and hear the new sounds that the tubes bring out.
In my opinion, in my room, the KRs are a substantial improvement over the very good 845Bs.

Headed your way tomorrow, my mom lives in Riverside, and I get down there to see her every month or so.
Thanks again for the tubes.
Regards
Scott
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