mixing at low volumes

[Len911]

Wen, that makes sense since I'm not sure anyone listens to film/tv with headphones,lol.

As far as one daw sounding better than another, I think probably stems from the subject of console emulation, summing mixers, impulse responses, dynamic convolution... of analog equipment. Of course there is always the analog component before
the a/d conversion. Engineers always designed analog equipment with the goal to be as transparent and a clean reproduction as possible. So with these recreations and emulations, it is probably mostly about the cumulative affect it has on numerous
tracks and processes, one or a few of these you might not be able to discern a difference. Like what I said previously, it's really about how it affects the musicality and vibe for how useful it might be. Digital is more or less on or off switches, and the frequency of how often they are switched on and off determines the resolution of the signal, so it basically adds almost nothing of the non linearities of analog, analog can move between the lines, so to speak, while there are only 2 states, on or off with the digital.
I have a program called Speakerphone that uses impulse responses, which is pretty good at some emulations, such as old record players and radios, and cell phones. It's much more extreme than console emulations and the like. It gives things a vintage vibe. More useful for film perhaps.
https://www.audioease.com/speakerphone/index.php