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If you're gigging or recording then it's pretty much line out and emulation anyway.
A powered FRFR cabinet and suitable pedal also a great option esp as several cabinet options exist from main brands so looks like a guitar amp not pa speaker.
I like a nice JCM800, wish I still had my gigging one from the 90s even if for display purposes.
Need to temper expectations here though: What you can't do is get that standalone unsupported (ie no PA) stack/combo JCM800 (inc/esp a 2203) sound at gigging volumes with a standalone unsupported Katana or GTX100 etc.
At home small room volumes however, you can get a nicer sound from the Katana / GTX100.
Once you start line-out'ing / PA then it makes no difference.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Having played a Katana I wasn't impressed to say the least, and even my old tech Blue Valvetronix amps sound infinitely better. Although I've not yet played a Line 6 Catalyst, I've not seen a bad review nor any bad customer feedback and by all reports it sounds really good and knocks even the top of the range Waza Katana into a cocked hat.
So I definitely recommend you try one, preferably side by side with a Katana, to see which sounds and feels best to you.
Or maybe a DSL1? Has a half watt switch too and they sound surprisingly great through a decent cab.
My trading feedback: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/210335/yorkie
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
I don't really like the Katana for high gain tones either. Cleans are ok and some crunch but that's about it.
John Nathan Cordy (is he on here?) of YouTube fame really likes the head, but he runs it through a decent cab with his choice of speaker I believe. He’s also running pedals into the clean channel rather than using the amp distortion.
Much prefer the Bandit. Great amp.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
I just wanted to say, despite not being impressed with the Katana, I do like the Roland Cube series. The black panel, tweed and Brit combo were always quite usable for me.