what is the best cassette tape maker in your experience?

If you guys are like me and still taping, this company bought all the remaining Maxell XLIIS bulk tape, (on pretty huge pancake reels) and you can order almost any length of tape. This is one of my favorite tapes and have ordered quite a few and all have been excellent so far.

https://www.duplication.ca/maxell-xlii-s-high-bias-cobalt-audio-tape-in-hidef-chrome-notch-shell-tab...

This cassette body is awful even if they use good tape!

Genuine Maxell type-II tapes available on ebay for $5 each (sealed). I bought many this year. 

This cassette body is awful even if they use good tape!

I haven't had any problems with them.  Maybe you should try one before you comment on something you aren't familiar with?

I have blank cassette tapes from many manufacturers, including Tdk, Maxell, BASF, Realistic, Sony, memorex....bought mostly on ebay. I tend to like both the maxell’s and tdk’s the best. My Aiwa f770 has the ability to read any tape formulation and adjust the proper parameters to suit each tape automatically. It was before its time and still going strong.

I haven't had any problems with them. Maybe you should try one before you comment on something you aren't familiar with?

I am quite familiar with cassette tapes and remember very well anti resonance ceramic body made by SONY and others like TDK or Maxell - they always made excellent tapes, you will not find cheap plastic body on any of their top models. The cassette body is important too, not just a tape, here is more from TDK. Since 1979 you can find cast-metal frame used for reference TDK cassettes.  
 
You example is very bad, because the cassette body is cheap clear plastic even if the tape is Maxell, their price is almost $3 for this.

But anyone who's looking for tapes can find and buy genuine Maxell (II) for $5 (new old stock). This year I bought nearly 50 top quality cassette tapes, from working horses like Maxell UDII or XLII (XLIIS) to some high-end like open reel cassettes with metal frame from Teac (with maxell tape) and TDK MA-XG.  

It's very easy to find NOS tapes today, some of them are still inexpensive. 

I believe ATR is back in the cassette tape business, as are perhaps one or two others. I used to purchase Maxell UD or XL tapes and some TDK. I used them back when I had a rock band, and would record our demos and some rehearsals on those with a Harmon-Kardon cassette deck. I still have both the tapes and the deck.