Best 845 amp?

Any thoughts on the Cary 805/211 Anniversary?

I have heard the Unison research monoblocks and use a Viva Solista 845 SET integrated as Tubes 108 pointed out, they are a great line. They are hard to find but a SOLISTA IS FOR SALE ON TTHE GON SITE NOW. I bought mine 2nd hand on this site and it will be prised from my cold lifeless fingers when I pass on to the great listening room in the sky

Is the SuperTNT 845C ($128/pr) the same tube as Sophia's 845 Metal plate ($210/pr)"

From reading all the the comments here and AA, the "new" 845M is not as transparent & detailed as the 845C?

As the new US distributor of the Italian New Audio Frontiers 845 SET amps (absolutely stunning sounds, aesthetics and construction), absorbing all the 845 tube info!

Thanks, guys!

Jim Ricketts
tmh audio

I own the original deHavilland Aries SET 845 mono block amps-25 watts x 2, paired with deHavilland Verve 6SN7 tube preamp & 1983 Klipsch Cornwalls. It is my favorite amp sonic wise that I own. The deHavilland Aries G model is the 30 watt x 2 new & improved model. Have not heard other 845 SET amps, so I have no reference of comparison.

I also own Welborne Labs SET 2A3 Moondogs mono block amps with ultimate upgrade parts-factory assembled, Welborne Labs Reveille 6SN7 tube preamp-factory assembled. Mcintosh MC7150 autoformer power amp, Mcintosh C38 preamp & Llano Phoenix CAS 300/VA2 mosfet/tube hybrid power amp. VA2 voltage section uses 6SN7, 6SL7 & 12SN7 tubes. Currently using 12SX7 tubes in the VA2. There are 2 outputs on the Mcintosh C38 preamp & I have both the Llano and Mcintosh amps hooked up. I bought a George Wright AU-1000 12BH7 tube preamp off of Audiogon earlier in the week. It has not shipped yet. I am going to use the Wright preamp with the Llano Phoenix amp.

Tmhaudio, re the 845C question, I don't know. Sophia claims theirs is new production. SuperTNT, having stopped selling the original "C" under their own name and discouraging people from buying it, may well be selling from old stock. I had a pair of the "original" C version and did not like it as well as the "B" in my amps. But this new one from Sophia is much better. To me it's certainly worth the difference in price, which shrinks a lot if you factor in the cost of getting it shipped from China (from SuperTNT).