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I would argue that it's less that the hops are "faded", but rather buffered when a beer such as an IPA is served on nitro ... lacking the forward push of the hop elements most of us are used to with CO2. The nitro gets you closer to the classic cask taste and texture of 'real beer' .
Furthermore, for those in the SoCa area, I would recommend a visit to Ritual Brewery in Redlands. They always have two beers on nitro (rotated weekly) and ... offer a small batch special beer every Wednesday on cask.
I go there specifically for the cask ale and the nitro offerings ... though all the beer they offer is in the good to very good range. Their double IPA -Art of Dankness is an aquired taste for most but the most intense hop heads, but that beer on cask or nitro becomes an amazing experience with the absence of CO2.
If IPA'S are not your thing - they do very respectable Belgian styles ... the Hellion golden strong is probably the best one.
I can respect nitro for what it is, how it feels, and how it affects flavor. However, as a regular seltzer water drinker, I love the tingly aggressive bubble from CO2 and prefer it
NitroBrew can nitrogenate any beer on demand and one serving at a time! It is a very novel product and I absolutely love it. Amybody interested in nitro beers should check it out. I bought the home kit and I am super thrilled with it. We also tried nitro root beers that they suggested and that was a hit with the kids!
My favorite local brewpub (Arvada Beer Company, Arvada Colorado) has installed a nitro tap and regularly rotates different beers on it. They began with stouts and porters, but have also done their IPA, an English Mild, and various ales. It's always a nice experience to try beers you've loved for a while, but now in a new way. Interesting to compare the nitro version to the CO2 version. The mouthfeel is obviously different but there are often different flavor sensations as well.