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I have to apologize for not reading the whole thread, but agree with Stuart's comments regarding tube amps. I have 15 watt Univalve that relies totally on overdriving the power tube for distortion and it is simply too loud for "home use". I turned it all the way up with a 6V6 tube once (so the actual power output was quite a bit less than 15W) and it was stupid loud. I have to use pedals with it...

I recently bought a Marshall DSL 15C and I have admit that I love this thing. Extremely versatile and it produces some of the best tone at "bedroom" levels I have ever heard. It uses 6V6 tubes, but those are always my favorites, so maybe that is part of it. It also has speaker outs, but I have yet to plug it into my 2x12 Avatar cab (Vintage 30 and G12H30) to see how it sounds, but it has a lot of "punch" with it's own 12" speaker...