That's exactly the justification I expect to see as well.
I doubt any additional openness will be had, however. It's one of those "don't dwell on how the sausage is made" things that nearly all recorded music uses EQ and effects processing. And these days most of it is handled in the digital realm because of convenience, cost and massively expanded options over relying solely on available hardware. If audiophiles had to confront this fact, they'd have to chuck out nearly their entire music collection from at least the mid-80s onward to avoid it. Some, sadly, might actually choose to do this, as I've seen the occasional person attest to only listening to so-called audiophile records or labels. The rest, averse though they may be to EQ, seem to regard surrendering a massive chunk of their collection as a bridge too far. So instead, the cognitive dissonance associated with EQ being simultaneously audiophile anathema and a ubiquitous and integral part of post-processing seems to be largely swept under the rug, or else justified as being part of the source material, warts and all, leaving the individual to concentrate on ridding their own wallets of money systems of alleged additional sonic impurities.
Or it could just be the Apple effect: <insert beloved company> is doing it, so now it's a good idea.