Dark Terror Head : Awesome but too loud for an apartment

I got this amp because I craved the deep, crunchy tone of Orange amps and wanted to play mostly metal at home and jam with friends. The Dark Terror certainly delivers, it has TONS of gain but sadly this gain gets a little fizzy when played at very low volumes, eg. less than 8:00. At this setting and even on 7 watt mode it's loud and playable only during the day if you live in an apartment. This amp shines with the volume past 9:00 but that is extremely loud for an urban setting, even through a 1x12 cab.

I think the Dark Terror is an excellent choice for playing at home *IF* you can get away with very loud volumes, and obviously great for jamming and small gigs. Otherwise the tone is very distinct and the distortion gets too fuzzy. I personally like the fuzz and cranked up this amp is great, but you won't get much more than fuzz, even with an overdrive pedal, unless you play it LOUD.

This is a wonderful head but sadly it didn't match my low volume needs. I would absolutely buy it again otherwise.