A room can sound anechoic and reverberant simultaneously

Evidence

The experience of this room is that one is unaware of sound reflection from the walls: it sounds almost anechoic, yet it has reverberation! Stereo and multi-channel material played in this room has images that are stable over a wide listening area. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1432

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that ‘anechoic-sounding’ is a perceptual property independent of actual reverberation presence.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1432
• XREF: connects to: Loudspeakers and rooms function together as a single audible system; Reverberation enhancement can transform a home theater into a concert hall seamlessly; Moving away from a source makes reverberant sound progressively dominate while it stays constant (+2 more)