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Should i buy a cassette based on lab test's?
The TDK SA-X does seem to have a bit better dynamic range than the Maxell XLII-S and better high end response,My deck has both Bias and sensitivity level controls and i noticed that when both tapes are calibrated correctly,playing back both tapes ... 
Should i buy a cassette based on lab test's?
And the only difference i can hear is that the TDK is alot more trebly (Brighter in the high end)which i don't really know if that's a better thing,maybe that's why the TDK SA-X always seem to better the others in tests,because it's a little hotte... 
Sony ES deck eating tapes question..
I was looking up some of the old blank cassette tape tests from the late 70's through early 90's and TDK always won in the type II and type IV(metal) category's,but i guess even if TDK does sound slightly better it means nothing if the tape is not... 
Sony ES deck eating tapes question..
Why is/was TDK always considerd to be the best blank cassette tape..I know that they have a little better high end response than Maxell but does that mean TDK is a better tape?I'm talking about TDK SA-X and Maxell XLII-S tapes.. 
Sony ES deck eating tapes question..
I keep all my decks extremely clean,that's what makes it so strange that it only happens with TDK and not Maxell tapes..Keith H.