I have been fortunate in choosing a Carvin XV-212 (7-tube amp) when I first started out, based solely on a search for "good" and "tube amp" at that time. I leave it jacked to the secondary (-6dB) input with an old pedal board (for digital distortion) and have the power output set to 25% RMS. Even then I practice typically on volume level 2, but after 28 years I still have never gotten another amp.
Wait... I take that back... I actually bought a Marshall MS-2 at one point, but that thing was atrocious IMO. Still sits in a box somewhere.
Amp sims through a PA is also common for me for the past 5 years. It just depends if I am sitting at the computer or not.