Best Blank Cassette Tapes

Your question has to be divided in two parts. Who made the best shell and who made the best tape. The Best shell ever produced was TDK MA-R manfactured between 1982-1985. This is a solid metal alloy shell with clear plactic on the two sides. I still have over 20 of these I use. The 2nd best is the MA-XG produced from 85-89 which is a metal and plastic combo. The metal vertex is only slightly better that the current maxell MX-X that was just discontinued and was way overpriced when it came out. Now for the Tape: The two best are TDK MA-X and Maxell MX-S. I have A-B both in the same shell and perfer the maxell although both are excellent. The maxell has more body and better balance. The TDk has a bit more detail and resolution but does not sound as Smoooth as the Maxell MXS. I use the Maxell tape in my TDK shell for the best of both worlds. Buy as much Maxell as you can now before its too late, Its a great tape. John