Does using cheap vs. powerful amps benefit planar magnetic headphones?

[needswisdom]

Hello. the soul of the question is on the poll, so ill use this text to share my case irl.

i want to buy Fiio jt7 and am puzzled as to how to go about feeding it the power it needs. for around the same price, (40$) i can afford the Crinacle AP6, or the Magni 3 *used.

which would be best? Obviously they differ vastly in form factor, and i wish to set that aside for this comparison. could the magni 3 drive the cans better? i would use them for mixing so every last bit of sound quality matters.


request: if u picked No in the poll please link some factual evidence that proves it is so.

 

[DVDdoug]

You will benefit only if you can't get enough volume without pushing your existing amp into distortion. Planars tend to be "power hungry". But I don't know about the jt7 and I don't know how loud you listen.

Just remember, the job of an amplifier is simply to amplify (unless it has tone controls or EQ, etc.).