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 agree with twoleftears--I think that most of the industry went purist on us.  I particularly miss balance controls, especially now that I've lost a lot of hearing in one ear.   
The amplifier used in the Mapleshade room at CES with the (then) new Gallo reference speakers was a single volume amp designed and built by Pierre’s partner Ron Bowman. No volume control, no tone control. Yeah, baby! 
Simply because it is not needed.  Preamps & amplifiers can work at low volumes if they are designed correctly.
....and there's always an 'outboard eq' that could be pressed into the mix to provide a remedy as desired.

Outboard, in the computer, octave, parametric....the 'loudness' switch basically acted like a parametric 'bump' in the lower frequencies.

Yes, it's not just 'a flip of the switch', but if you miss it, you Can have it back. *S*