I hear ya' there, Russ. I have some nice amps, and the clean and vintage channels on the Nomad are as good (or better) as anything else I have.
Interestingly, when I got this cab and tried wiping it down with some guitar polish, the cloth started picking up some red stain. I contacted Mesa about it, and they said these cabs should have only a good quality paste wax applied. That worked perfectly.