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I think a lot of newer budget studio monitors do clever stuff with baked in DSP that significantly improve them over cheap monitors even just 5-10 years old. The manufacturers know they’re being used for general listening and I also think the weighting towards accuracy/imaging over hyped bass and ‘sounding impressive for their size’ means they actually end up sounding much better than the equivalent priced Sonos/Bose/etc all-in-one job - helped by having separated speakers. They’re also often being compared against affordable older hi-fi stuff which may be knackered now or just designed with different tastes in mind.
On that note, I just picked up a pair of Wharfedale Super Lintons for £15 and am assessing options for amping...
Dramatic_Hammer
Maybe my perspective is skewed after years of being in and around recording studios and having unflashy hifi year at home but; I can’t help thinking trading in your decent hifi gear for low-end studios monitors based on hifi forum chat is silly. Studio monitors are not designed for listening pleasure and the ones linked to above are definitely at the budget/hobbyists end of the market. Keep your dedicated gear!