technically 1 tube watt and 1 SS watt are the exact same thing as far as power goes. The reason tube amps are louder is because they have a wider harmonic coverage (I think that's how you put it) of the frequency spectrum. But, when it comes to what you hear, it's more like a 2 or 3:1 ratio, meaning that you need at least 2-3 SS watts to eaqual the loudness of 1 tube watt.

I personally am a head and cab man myself, but am currently using a Peavey Classic 50 combo, because it is plenty loud! If you think you might be interested, I might be willing to sell my Peavey Triple XXX head which hasn't been used very much, and is in mint condition. I also made a second faceplate for it. Here, take a look for yourself:



$900 will get it shipped to you (that might be negotiable). I think they're going for around $1000 new. This one is a late 2004 model.