Best 845 tube out there?

I just ordered a pair of WE 845's. Not sure when they will arrive, but I'll give an update in this thread once I've had a chance to listen to them carefully.

I've been using a pair of Shuguang Type *A* tubes for the last several weeks after one of my Type *B* tubes died. Not really digging the A's that much...I sense a *whitish* character to the sound. It's not bad or obvious, just not quite as engaging for me. It's a perfectly fine backup tube, but I'm hoping that the WE 845 is a knockout performer.

Somebody knows about the dissipation rate of WE211 ¿?

According to Psvane Audio, Psvane WE211 tube can replace all current 211 tubes in high end audio application, BUT I have never seen any published specifications to confirm this claim.

I hear one drawback of Psvane 845T MkII though. The imiges are slightly less "dense", slightly less palpable when compared to 845B. I wonder what WE845 is like? I've read it has even more detail, more "air" but.. does it trade some image density, palpability for airiness? Where would you place it?

There's been a drastic change since thread was started in 2010. A new tube by Psvane is about to take over the 845 world without mercy like Genghis Khan and his Mongols did.

This new tube is the WE845! It's voiced to sound like the Western Electric 284A but it's built to the specs of the RCA 845 so that it can be dropped in as a direct replacement for any 845 tube in any amp that uses regular 845 tubes.

I've been using a quad of these in my Mastersound Reference 845 for about 1.5 months now and I'm just about to start my critical listening, with a review to follow very soon. I don't want to say much as I've only listened for fun up to now as the WE845 tubes "break-in".

However "if" you can read between the lines, read this: In my Mastersound I've used regular Sino 845, 845B and even a quad of RCA 845 for a week before selling them. But this past 1.5 months is the most fun I've ever had listening to my Mastersound in the 11 years I've owned this amp!

But as I said before, I've only listened for "fun" non-critically as the tubes break-in. I haven't listened critically yet...