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The katana 50. No brainer.
I've often found it much easier to get a great low-volume sound from a 100W amp than a 5W one, providing there's a decent master volume or some other form of power control that works well.
The Katanas have a 0.5W setting anyway.
That said, if you really want a 5W amp - Vox Mini5 Rhythm. [/stuck record] (Which also has a power control switch, but sounds better on the 5W setting with the volume turned down.)
"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
For what it's worth, 5W through any kind of efficient speaker will be *far* too loud to play comfortably in the house with other family members/neighbours - that's why the lowest setting is 0.5W, not 5W. Power vs. volume is an extremely non-linear relationship, especially when compared to different surrounding noise levels.
"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
edit. Just read the full text of your wish list. Cancel the Pathfinder (but you might want to watch the YouTube where it’s a/b’d with a Fender Princeton Reverb).
You probably don't want a 100W 2x12" combo if you're only going to play at home - they're huge, heavy and expensive even if they can also go down to low volumes, which some can - but basically, don't rule out any smaller amp based on its power until you've heard what it can do.
True bedroom volume power is incredibly low - actually around 0.1W - unless the speaker is also tiny and inefficient, in which case it usually won't sound very good. The exception is the 'radio' type amps with small hi-fi-like speakers, eg Yamaha THR5/10.
Even on my Vox Mini5, which has three power settings - 5W, 1.5W and 0.1W - as well as a small speaker, I actually prefer the tone with it set to 5W or 1.5W and with the volume turned down rather than set to 0.1W.
"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
My Trading Feedback can be found here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/62765/bad-alice/p1
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself