[dTal]

It's same reason you don't see DVD-A or SACD discs around. Who would buy such things when you need an expensive standalone player, especially in the age of streaming? They didn't learn.

[relaxing]

Audiophiles would, and they still do, and the discs and players are still being produced.

[dpark]

I thought audiophiles were all buying vinyl and pretending they can “hear” the digitization of non-analog formats.

[relaxing]

That too, but there’s an overlapping set of people that do believe that high enough sample rates do lead to a higher fidelity listening experience.