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Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?

I listen to music at all times of the day and night (solid sleep eludes me the older I get).  My favorite times are when the family is gone and I can select the listening level, mostly moderate to higher volumes.  But the simply fact is I find myself listen at lower levels much more often then my preferred listening mode.

Piggybacking on a discussion regarding low level listening here on Audiogon, I'm posing the question:  Why has the majority of industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer?

I look forward to your input
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I have no loudness or tone controls. I’m sure others have explained better than I can why the shortest distance from A to B is an engineers goal. 

If you MUST have a tone variability option, tone controls provide more flexibility. Loudness was a cheap way to compensate for poor circuitry and parts in cheap components. 

I have one in my Dyna PASS. That was a long time ago. Dyna was good in their day. 
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