Dude, music stores here have dedicated rooms to test amps at ear splitting levels. Any amp. Sorry to tell you that some megabuck tube amps sound crap (Egnater comes to mind first). Some amps are very choosy with guitars. And then there are SS like the Line6 Spider that will blow away your cliched Dual Rectifier.
Money is not (yet) a real issue. I have spent so much more on photography than anything I have ever spent on music. Always go for the bigger ROI. Tube amps don't give me money LOL!
For the record, I don't have a Dual Rectifier. I do have the Line 6 Spider Jam which is great for backing CD parts, metronome functions and drum machine. And I just compared it AGAIN to my 25th Anniversary Marshall, 30th Anniversary Marshall, JCM 900 SLX and Marshall Super Lead (circa 1972). And you know what on all counts, the Marshalls beat the hell out of the Line 6. But I do agree with you that there are SOME megabuck tube amps that sound like crap in a SEA of cheap solid state guitar amps.
Unless you tell me that ALL your camera equipment is ALL made by Leica, I am not impressed with your claim of having spent more on photography. I can tell that you spend on guitar equipment that is cheap. You earn money unless you have a built in slot machine in your solid state guitar amp. No amp can give you money even a solid state one. By the way, great sounding tube amps are NOT choosy with guitars. On the other hand, you may have a lousy sounding guitar if other higher quality guitars sound better with a specific tube amp.
If money is not a real issue (yet), I suggest you don't bother. Your HEARING seems to be the real issue.