Yes, I Know IT ! 🎓
It does not really answer the question asked in the title, but that article gives some interesting facts about the historical reasons behind the odd CD sample rate.
https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2016/2/25/is-it-time-to-abandon-441khz
by Paul Maunder (https://www.facebook.com/paul.maunder)
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