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Did any Amp help you understand lyrics better?

I am purposely eliminating the obvious aspects of improved resolution of lyrics such as speakers and any type of source as it relates to players, streamers, wiring, cabling, connects, room treatments, TT’s and the assorted do-dads considered "tweaks" people try to sell us.
In your opinion, did any amp or combination thereof, help proliferate the hearing of lyrics that you could not quite catch what they were saying before you switched out your old amplification?

I realize this might be a hard question to answer as "switching out" usually happens with other stuff as well as I have outlined in my first sentence.

I am curious if anyone else has benefitted or noticed something in this regard with just "an amp" change.
arro222
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dweller
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I would think solid-state has the edge over tubes in the vocal range (slightly crisper, faster, dryer cast). One thing that comes to mind: I gave my mother some Sony HT speakers for Christmas. For some reason (can't remember), I swapped out the Sonys for some KEF "egg" speakers. Mother said the dialog coming out was far easier to understand (FWIW). 
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nekoaudio
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I have experienced improvements in lyrics/dialogue clarity from switching amplifiers as well as from DACs and also preamps. In particular every time I switch equipment in our theater, I will play back Moulin Rouge since it has such complex music and singing. I have also noted improvements to clarity in 2-channel setups.
douglas_schroeder
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Great explanation and background, thanks! 

My answer would be, based on extensive experience of many amps of different genres, yes, as an amp can improve all the other parameters of sound quality, the lyrics would become more intelligible. I would not agree that it would happen in isolation from other characteristics that change along with switching an amp, but it is a part of the outcome of an amp having greater/lesser resolution, headroom, etc.  :) 
wolf_garcia
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A well designed tube amp is clear and clean, and should not dampen the high frequencies one iota but provide more detail. The ability to hear the cues that make lyrics more audible generally comes from clear treble, and overly bright treble in solid state amps is usually distortion.
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