Is the Onsia technology new?
No, it has been around for about 15 years. In the early 1990s, the British Defense Ministry authorized the use of lighter, stiffer materials in the cockpits of fighter jets. British fighter pilots complained about increased noise in the cockpit. When the ministry’s scientists investigated, they discovered that the new materials carried the plane’s own vibrations very efficiently —too efficiently for comfort. A London-based company called NXT™ took the findings and conducted more research. In late 1997, NXT began licensing technology for flat panel speakers. While flat speakers have been around for nearly 50 years, NXT technology is the first to use multiple, chaotic vibrations instead of a pulsating diaphragm to create sound. The result is an inexpensive, lightweight and flexible speaker that can reproduce low, mid and high-range frequencies better than conventional speakers. The first loudspeakers to utilize NXT technology became available in 2000 marketed under the Benwin™ brand.
