There’s no right or wrong answer here. The amp (and cab) are imho as equally as important for your sound. I know Andertons did some demos where they compared cheap guitars into expensive amps and vice versa. My guess is that you need at least a decent amp for a proper sound.
Personally I like analog and digital. For practice at home I stick to my amp- and cabsims but I also have an Ampeg stack with a tube amp which kinda blows my practice rig away. I never played through a PA like Howard suggested but I guess it has a similar experience.