Al, I was pretty active with cassettes in the '70s and '80s. Not all at one time but I owned several decks -- HK (2), Tandberg, Nak (480, not impressed), Aiwa, Pioneer, etc. I was always disappointed by commercial pre-recorded tapes. But I never heard any of the Advent or CSIS products. For the others I expect it was the high speed duplication that was their undoing.
However I found making my own recordings, mainly from LPs, with careful attention to tape quality, bias, clean sources, etc. gave very listenable results. I think some who were disenchanted with cassettes either heard poor quality pre-recorded examples or poorly done home made.
However I found making my own recordings, mainly from LPs, with careful attention to tape quality, bias, clean sources, etc. gave very listenable results. I think some who were disenchanted with cassettes either heard poor quality pre-recorded examples or poorly done home made.