I know that with oscilloscopes, it’s recommended to use 5x instead of nuquist 2x of the highest frequency you want to use., but the most reasonable argument I’ve heard for higher than 48kHz sampling is digital audio effects.

But for the end result 48kHz is more than necessary. I can’t even hear any frequency above 17kHz.

Yes, bit depth headroom is very useful for audio production to avoid aliasing. Pro DAWs support 96KHz.