I wonder also if the definition of "reference", as it applies to studio monitors, has changed over the years. Or maybe other trends like satellite radio, mp3 players and podcasts has changed what sounds good and to whom.
For example on my current car stereo (on a recent model high end car), I sometimes listen to older 80's synth music, and I don't always hear the level of detail that I remember back in the 80's. One might say it's my hearing, but I do hear the level of detail I'm talking about on certain other, newer tracks. It's almost like music mixes of a given era are optimized for the stereos / reference monitors of that era.
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