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Using max thickness on the forehand.
First off, I thought it felt hard for a 46-degree rubber.
It felt more like 48 degrees or higher to me, which was too hard for my backhand, so I switched it to my forehand instead.

Forehand drive: really excellent. The spin is among the strongest of any rubber I've used, and the speed is pretty good too.
Even swinging forward, the ball doesn't drop, and I can drive through the ball from mid-distance or even away from the table.
Backspin hitting
Speed drive: this rubber pops the ball up quite a bit, so even hitting against backspin the ball doesn't drop.
That said, if you don't really sink the ball into the sponge, you end up sending back an easy ball for your opponent, so I felt you really need to commit to the impact rather than go easy.
On the other hand, when you really put your effort into it, the ball goes in with tremendous power.
Loop drive: this was the best part. Even swinging quite far upward, you get a low loop.
And on top of that, it's got insane spin.
This is the best loop I've ever been able to hit.

The description said this rubber makes the MX-D easier to use, but personally I felt it was more like an upgraded version of the MX-P.
I think it's a high-performance rubber that a wide range of players, from intermediate to advanced, can use.

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First off, the weight feels neither too light nor too heavy.
You can swing all the way through cleanly, and against backspin it grips the ball well, so it's easy to hook and lift. That said, the sheet is on the harder side, so if you prefer a softer type, the MK series or EL-S might suit you better.
If Tenergy 05 or Fastarc G1 work for you, I think this rubber will too. Just my personal impression, though.

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It's on the softer side, so I think it suits the backhand. It's well balanced and easy to handle.

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Before this, I had Fastarc G1 on both sides, but I decided on a fresh start and put this on both sides instead. The sheet is on the harder side, but the sponge is medium hardness, so the bounce felt a bit more toned down than G1. G1 has more power on counters and smashes, though. I'd recommend this to people who want more spin, like for quick loop drives close to the table.

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Just the right firmness. It makes that nice sound you'd expect from a Stradivarius. Even a light stroke produces a drive with real speed. You do need some technique to swing all the way through, though.

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I hit the 1.9mm on a Harimoto Innerforce Layer ALC. Weight was 50g.
I didn't feel much difference in hardness compared to the similarly hard MX-P. It feels harder than Tenergy 80 on the backhand.
Even from light forehand hits, I felt like meet shots would be easy to pull off.
On forehand drives, if you brush the ball it draws an arc and lands deep, and if you hit it thick you get a low, sharp trajectory. Since it's a rubber that sends the ball upward, it goes in even with a horizontal swing. When I hit MX-P with the same swing it caught the net, so this one goes even higher than MX-P. And on top of everything, the sound on contact is great.
That said, in terms of the "weight" the ball carries, I was told it's Tenergy 80 > MX-P > EL-D.
On the backhand, blocks land in fine, but the ball leaves the rubber faster than with Tenergy 80.
For drives from mid-distance, especially driving from a position lower than the table, it's easy to do.
Also, hitting against backspin is very easy, and meet shots are easy too.
Serves also feel like they have real spin on them, and they actually do get good bite, so that's nice.
MX-P was also a rubber where basically everything went in, but this one is an upgrade in terms of making shots land. If you're not confident against backspin, using this should build your confidence.

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