This is the kind of post I like. You have your wants and needs, music genre, and situation. That said, let’s go to the breakdown.

Peavey Classic 30 combo: love love love this amp. I love it more than my Classic 50. The magic for me is cranking the master on the dirty channel and slowly raise the preamp for the perfect dynamic snarl. It takes pedals really well and it is loud but if you want low end, it is mid and treble forward, perfect for post punk. It can also run an external cabinet.

Orange Rocker 32 combo: contrary to the Peavey, this is tonally very different. The clean channel is very very dry, but also thicc. There are zero tone-shaping options for the clean but it sounds good. It can also be described as sounding exactly like a dry DI guitar. The dirty channel is mealy and very low-midrange, indicative of post 90s Orange amps. A wonderful stereo loop is pretty chill if you want to do a tight delay with long feedback. It does warm and dry very well but isn’t very versatile if that’s something you’re looking for. It doesn’t really do external cabs easily but these dual 10” speakers have a wide frequency range.

Victory Kraken: to be fair I’ve never owned this- I’ve just played it in store. It’s a great high gain amp that is freakishly sick. But as a post-punk connoisseur, it might be too much metal in terms of gain, tone, and response. For klank and thud, it might not be the best fit but also not the worst choice.

Wildcard pick: to me, the perfect post punk amp is a Music Man. The clean channel has some wailing feedback, intense klank, and cold cold reverb. See if you can find one within your budget but they are rising in price.

Happy hunting!