V5 Infinium : Great cheap tube amp

A great little amp. You'd be surprised how loud this is - on the 1 watt setting with some distortion it's still wall-shaking . I would say this is the ideal candidate if you want a low wattage tube amp for recording and home practice. Don't be put off by the fact that Bugera is owned by Behringer - this is one solid piece of kit. The controls are incredibly simple - just gain, tone, volume and reverb. The digital spring reverb can get a bit silly once you begin to crank it but there's still a very usable range - I leave it around 2 or 3 and it sounds just fine - I don't feel the need to get a reverb pedal. With comparable tube amps I've found the clean tone very lacking e.g. in the Blackstar HT1, but not here. This is definitely not a high gain amp - if that's what you need it for I'd advise either looking elsewhere OR putting a boost or 2 in front of this amp. I prefer getting my dirt from pedals so this was a godsend. One word of warning - this amp is very dark, especially on the wattage attenuated settings (1 watt and 1/2 watt). There's a surprising amount of bass for such a small speaker. I counteract this by using a Boss BD2 as a treble booster. It's definitely not a deal breaker though. The headphone output is useful and I've tried it out a few times, but don't expect anything too good - like most I've tried the sound is a bit distorted and harsh. All in all I heavily recommend this amp - it has all the quality of a Fender, Blackstar or Marshall for a fraction of the price