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A mate of mine wanted to try some cheapish 100W combos so the other week I went along to a shop to help. We tried a Fender (Rumble 100/115) and a Hartke (A100 I think) and what surprised me was how quickly they ran out of steam compared to my Trace. You shouldn't compare them directly, but for a 150W setup mine is so much better (and louder!) it reminded me just how good it is. (He's now borrowed it for the weekend to see what it's like.) The only combo I quite liked was the Roland CB100, which was at least as loud as the other two despite being considerably smaller.