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Blackstar id core are cheap but sound really good.
I like the sound of a high watt amp with the volume down. Then again, I like preamp gain so it's a bit different, and even then they sound better when above home volume.
If you want power amp drive, maybe look at an mjw or something, they build in a clever gizmo to help get power section drive at lower volume.
He didn't blame the designers though, and was happy to acknowledge that it was all about looks for him. He did also have a Ford Focus though, probably his equivalent of a "bedroom amp".
For the money you are spending on a Supersonic, you are getting close to Kemper territory. That may be a better option.
Just get a 1W tube amp with a big speaker. Wienbrock make a nice one! I think that can go down to 0.1W as well and it sounds great.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
A small amp with a light weight speaker cone (and probably a very low speaker power rating) would be an ideal solution here but I've no if that exists.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Power Scaling. It works well.
I did a Supersonic quite recently, and the customer was very pleased with the results.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It's a system that uses voltage regulation of the output valve anodes, screens and grid bias where appropriate, to reduce the output power of the amp. It goes from the amp's maximum power down to as low as desired, via a rotary control, but typically minimum is preset to just barely audible.
Unlike an attenuator which dissipates the excess power as heat, Power Scaling reduces power output at source.
More info here:
http://www.londonpower.com/