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[Ribatutta]

Can anyone advise a good way to connect and set a nice piano sound with a Bose S1 pro speaker please.
I’ve tried every connection method I can think of but I cant get a decent piano sound.
Any advice on how best to connect my Nord to a Bose S1 pro and set it up would be very much appreciated.

[ajstan]

It's going to be difficult to get a stereo-sampled piano to sound good in mono. Here's a thread that will give you some options to try:
nord-stage-forum-f3/the-dreaded-mono-word-t14207-10.html#p93068

As a baseline, try the White Grand with the Mono button. IMO, it's the best sounding Nord piano in mono.

Regarding the Bose S1 Pro, EQ will depend upon speaker placement/position and the room you're in. A 1/4" patch cable connection is fine. Roll off the bass on the S1 if it's too boomy, otherwise, make your adjustments for highs and mids from your NE6.

[Ribatutta]

Thank you ajstan I will try using the mono setting with the white grand.

[pterm]

Can anyone advise a good way to connect and set a nice piano sound with a Bose S1 pro speaker please.
I’ve tried every connection method I can think of but I cant get a decent piano sound.
Any advice on how best to connect my Nord to a Bose S1 pro and set it up would be very much appreciated.

Some ideas:
- Did you set the S1's ToneMatch setting to OFF? --OFF setting provides full-spectrum PA output.
- You might try sending Left and Right Nord outputs separately to the S1's channels 1 & 2 for comparison to Mono out from the Nord.
- Are you using unbalanced TS (Tip-Sleeve) cables? Both the Nord and the S1's combo input expect this type of cable connector. --On one occasion I used a balanced TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) plug resulting in flat sounding audio (but I recall other users reporting no issues with TRS).