Have all ways use these and you cant beat the sound of them, I like to record some of  LPs on them for a different sound and to save the LP also record from XM radio to mix up different music and  improve the sound from the radio.  I also like to raise the Db level a little. I  have a high end ONKYO tape deck to record that can record any tape, I have used UR s normal but I'm going to stick with these from now on the sound is just so much better.