Reverberation enhancement can transform a home theater into a concert hall seamlessly

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

If a steady tone, such as an organ note, is played in the space then after a period of time the reverberant sound will reach a constant level because at that point the sound power input balances the power lost by absorption in the space. This means that the steady-state level will be higher in rooms that have a small amount of absorption, compared with rooms that have a lot of absorption. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1781 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Preferred piano reverberation exceeds what furnished rooms naturally produce; A room can sound anechoic and reverberant simultaneously — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1432; Room absorption determines the steady-state level of reverberant sound — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1781 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• A room can sound anechoic and reverberant simultaneously #expands (0.80) — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1432
• Room absorption determines the steady-state level of reverberant sound #qualifies (0.75) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1781