I can see this, however I don't know that I'd agree. This may be a subtle semantics thing, but I don't think the characterization of home speakers as being better for untreated rooms is really at all a good perspective to take. The room is *always* a primary component in an audio system, be...
Speakers are speakers. They can sound good or bad. Aside from the distance mentioned and that many monitors are designed to be near-field, studio monitors can vary in quality and price too. You are more likely to end up with a good speaker as studio monitors cuts out a lot of the garbage...