I read an article a while back about how people want to be rich and famous, but don't really want to earn it. People see entertainers as the best way to do that. (We all know that most entertainers worked hard like anyone else to make it.)
When I was a teen, the attitude was "we will let you...
My thought is that your monitors are doing their job of presenting an objective sound. The car speakers and etc. are hyping frequencies because that is what they do. You are hearing the hyped frequencies because your ear is getting better!
Matt B