Since I got a decent stereo system in the early '80s I've used TDK SA cassette tapes exclusively, with one exception. I have a single Maxell UD90 "normal" tape that I think I got from one of my roommates when I was stationed in Germany. I copied 3 songs each off single LPs of my roommates, all by different groups, starting with the 3 songs on Wish You Were Here that weren't parts I-IX of Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
The TDK Super Avilyn cobalt-adsorbed "chrome equivalent" Type II particle is better than the chromium dioxide used on "chrome" Type II tapes. And TDK SA tapes must be
really good. They were used to align the heads of many different brands of cassette decks at the factories that built them. I bought mostly SA90 tapes because one LP nearly always fits on each side of a 90 minute tape. When CDs first came out they were the same length as the albums they came from, so one CD fit on each side of a 90 minute tape most of the time.
Before I had a CD player of my own I borrowed my younger brother's CD player and CDs. I copied a dozen of his CDs onto SA90 tapes in Limited Edition cases, 2 Jeff Beck, 6 Led Zeppelin, and 4 Pink Floyd, all recorded in Dolby C. The tapes sound just as good to me as the original CDs. I have one SA100 tape with Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds on it. Since the double album is about 95 minutes long it wouldn't fit on an SA90 tape. I've since bought the 2 CD version. Ulla!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds I have some SA90 blank tapes left and a few newer TDK CDpower 110 blank tapes. I just saw 5 "vintage" regular style SA90s like mine listed for $50 on ebay. The newer CDpower 110s are averaging about 5 bucks each. I still have a couple of SA90 Limited Edition tapes in the original shrink wrap. A single one is listed on ebay for $12.99, and 4
used tapes are $49.99! They came in a unique one-piece clam-shell case.