Maxell or TDK?

+1 Effischer and Lowrider57. If you pick a tape and then bias the deck to the tape, you could get either one to perform at it's best.

I remember Audio Magazine, Or maybe Stereo Review had some rather impressive tests done with a survey of various tapes. the scores were in round graph type display and it was clear most tapes did pretty well. Each one had a few better areas, and a few weaker.
The Type II and Metal tapes were the types to use.
As for brand. ?? I do not remember. TDK and Maxell were both good though.

Something I have always wondered is what brand of cassette tape was most widely used by the record labels' dupe facilities.

Much higher quality when doing my own recording.

I used TDK on my (2)Nak . I also used Maxell and BSF with great results . Try them both , but stick with co2 or metal !

My Toyota Avalon has a cassette unit in it & I still listen to music I recorded years ago on UDXL2 tapes form Maxell. I am amazed how well they sound today.
It seems to me that the dark chocolate vs milk chocolate colored tapes were always better sounding. I think almost all the pre-recorded tapes I bought were the milk cocolate type and my home recorded versions off of LP's were much more superior. Feel free to yuk it up at my non-techno tape description. Simple things for a simple mind as my wife always says.
-John