For an apartment , try one of the many 1 watt models out there , I won't go into brands , just try a few out . That way you can push it hard and not bring the walls down , some guys use them on stage cranked up and mic them up . Should still be plenty loud though , My Egnater Rebel 30 has variable wattage , at home , I have it set to 1 watt . On the dirty channel , the gain is maxxed and the master volume is just above zero . Still plenty loud . Watts vs Volume is a strange thing , there are a lot of variables . One set of figures I found said that you have to double your wattage to get another 3 decibels , Then there is speaker efficiences etc , it certainly doesn't mean a 5 watt Blackstar is going to push the same amount of air as 100 watt Marshall.
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For an apartment , try one of the many 1 watt models out there , I won't go into brands , just try a few out . That way you can push it hard and not bring the walls down , some guys use them on stage cranked up and mic them up . Should still be plenty loud though , My Egnater Rebel 30 has variable wattage , at home , I have it set to 1 watt . On the dirty channel , the gain is maxxed and the master volume is just above zero . Still plenty loud . Watts vs Volume is a strange thing , there are a lot of variables . One set of figures I found said that you have to double your wattage to get another 3 decibels , Then there is speaker efficiences etc , it certainly doesn't mean a 5 watt Blackstar is going to push the same amount of air as 100 watt Marshall.
