In RB you can adjust the sample quality but I can't see it in BB.
Lots of people like to use higher than 44K 16bit, like when you buy loops you have the option of 48k 24bit. I think a lot of BB users are very protective of BB as it is mostly what they have been using for so long and don't tend to venture out, then when others make suggestion for improvements they get defensive cause they think you are putting it down.In the past I have made a lot of suggestions that were put down but hey PG made them, I think it goes back to that "condemnation before investigation" bit.
To have a 48k 24bit Audiophile drive would not cost much more than the 44k 16bit, that is the option I think you will see very soon.