NORWAY CALLING: NOS1 impressions from Pedal

[manisandher]

Although I can hardly believe this myself, with my whole system being fed directly from my new dedicated mains, there has been a marked increase in LF energy. The NOS1 now sounds very balanced tonally, and I have no desire for more bass. But as I've said before, I think the NOS1 really needs to be used with Special to get it sounding 'natural'.

OT: I would LOVE to know exactly what Special does to change the sound in such a drastic way. All glare is immediately removed and the bass increases dramatically. The sound stage gets pushed right back - the depth is incredible (especially with the NOS1). There is no longer anything 'in your face'. Everthing comes across as totally smooth... and sort of 'coherent' and 'whole'. The only down-side is that it may come across as less dynamic and/or exciting compared to Adaptive/Engine#3. But IMO, it's certainly way more musically fulfilling.

Mani.