METAL DIAPHRAGM TECHNOLOGY (MDT) Featherweight aluminum-alloy cones for speed, clarity, and musicality
Near Speakers feature MDT metal-alloy drivers for optimum sound quality that eliminates listener fatigue.
Speed: MDT is lighter, stiffer, faster MDT is a proprietary metal-alloy diaphragm about as light as is physically possible—nearly the ideal massless piston. The gently curved shape provides additional rigidity and good phase response. Each cone is individually formed and inspected for uniformity. Anodizing transforms the metal surface into a ceramic compound, making the cone even more rigid and very well damped. The result is a strong and lightweight sandwich structure with extremely fast transient response.
Clarity: MDT delivers all the details, naturally There's accuracy, and then there's clarity. It is not difficult to design an accurate loudspeaker. Making it sound great is another thing. MDT diaphragms reveal the hidden nuances in music. Light and rigid, the metal diaphragms are also characterized by "breakup" modes (inherent resonances) that are much higher in frequency and narrower in width. The "tweaking" necessary to deal with these modes requires far fewer compromises to the smoothness of the frequency response. Listeners enjoy a clarity of sound refreshingly devoid of stridency and sizzle.