Hi everyone,
has someone compared the RNHP and the V200 ?
the V200 seems a lot more punchy and warmer but i can't define properly the "lot more" ...
thanks !
Never heard the RNHP, but, going by reviews and tech specs, I don't see them in the same league (if one can get the V200 in the $450-650 price range). Except if there is a really synergetic match between some headphone and the RNHP.
The V200 can be too warm for some headphones, make them sound overly laid back, the likes of Audeze LCD series. Especially the more mellow models like the LCD2 and LCD3.
Which, with the LCD2, I actually liked for Jazz, Chamber and EDM music, but it really sucked for Hard Rock and Metal.
Both struggle with low impedance hard to drive headphones, like the MrSpeakers aka Dan Clark Audio, Hifiman HE-6, Susvara etc.
As for how warm is the V200 in general, let's say it's the amp one buys to pair with the HD800 rather than the LCD2, but, it won't be too warm for any headphone that is not too warm per se already.
I had only a few complaints with the V200, no gain switch and sub par performance with hard to drive low impedance headphones. Other than that, the sound and musical enjoyment it delivers is really hi-end level with most headphones. That said, I replaced it with a Schiit Mjolnir Mk1, which, sonically, imo does everything better and bigger. The V200 at it's current MSRP is just not competitive, although it's one of those amps that can easily be an endgame depending on the headphone match (till one gets to hear something better that is
, yeah that's right, there is no endgame in this hobby, unless one is a quitter
).