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OK, I will try to reply, although my post will be burden among the general adulterant idiocy that this thread has already contains. Yes, I am familiar with the subject of the time domain spectrometry. I do not go there as I have developed my own ways to answer the questions that I need to be answered, or let me to putt in this way to answer that have applied use.
The TEF analysis is very tricky. It gives measurable data but does not present the reasoning of the data and does not interpret the measurements in context of means, methods and anything else. Still, it is not your stress of the modern acoustics was something that picked my interest in what you said but rather your comment about Macondo. I wonder what characteristics of Macondo implementation inspired you to accuse Macondo in time-smearing or incoherent wavefronts? (Actually the stressing of the waterfront shape is a separate subject)
It is certainly that Macondo topology would produce much worst TEF result then a simple time-aliened 5 woofer with a suffocating ribbon but did you try to listen the simplistic TEF-perfect solutions? Have you seen a lot of properly TEF-implemented accustic systems (for home use) that actually sound interesting? Trust me, there is so much much much much MORE in acoustic then juts blind TEF-following. Sure TEF should be considered but First of all: I disregard the time-misaligned installations to begin with. Second: if you look a little bit less superficial then you will recognize that the design principles of Macondo do not have any needs to use TEF (if you know what I mean). Perhaps thinking about it you will find educational
I appreciate that you picked the "X-Space" subject from my site and you are right it is the subjective perception of time-domain behavior. However, the quantification of the time-domain behavior is not what I have interest; I can get the data by other means. A high resolution time-domain analyses does not set DIRECTION OF REASONING and with it I found that in context of my objectives the domain spectrometry would be juts a self-entertaining toy. If you would like to understand that my current objectives are (and you most likely will be able to intrepid them from TEF perspective) then you might read my DPoLS article:
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=994
I ma sure the TEF will shows that you are there but it does not unfortunately indicates a direction there. All the rest I know without the domain spectrometry of modern acoustics.
Rgs, Romy the caT