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Ubiquitous- help me pick an amp/cab

"Playing at home", although OP did mention the no gig plans, isn't quite the same for OP as some of us.

Considering there's noted likelihood of a 4pc including acoustic drums and keys, I'd think there's a real chance of running out of headroom with the 350 watt tier heads into an 8 ohm 12.

The Mesa, Genzler, Berg, Aggie, MB et al higher end cabs probably have the efficiency to cut it, acknowledged.

I've hit the limits in a similar rehearsal situation with my Shuttle 3 into 2 Shuttle 1x10's a time or two, so I can see an amp that size running 8 ohm with less moving cone falling shy.
 
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Everyone’s got their favorites. I play at home mostly but my wife plays bass at our small church every month we take the head and 112 cab (though we wish we could take the 115, but it doesn’t fit into the trunk of our vehicles with all our other gear we take) and it’s performed flawlessly every time
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Just because I have 800 watts at my disposal doesn’t mean I use them all.

I love the feature set of the D-800+. Sounds killer with headphones too.
 
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Hey you know that feeling you get when you put on a coat or pair of jeans and you reach in the pocket and fine $20?

Well I was digging though one of my gear rooms looking for some pedals and found a brand new Fender American Std P-bass and a Fender Rumble 200 1x15 both unused and the amp was still unboxed. After some research I guess I bought them both back in 2016, they just got buried in the back, pretty cool. Only after seeing the bass I remember buying it, its black on maple and I replaced the pick guard to black, (Roger Waters vibe) no recollection of the amp at all. Found a Custom Shop Strat, a fuzz and compressor pedal I didn't even know I had too, Its like Christmas.

I do want to thank you all for your replies. Much appreciated, and I read every post and took it in consideration.

I'm planning on ordering a Bergantino NXT SE 210 Special edition. They are harder to find now but I dig the aesthetic and located some.
Couldn't decide on an amp head so I think Ill get two, The Mesa D350 and The Berg Forte D.
I pulled an audible for a small lightweight practice amp and decided on a Phil Jones BG-80 Double Four Plus.