I have the tape now used on a Yamaha K-1020 with 20% increase in height. The results are quite presentable, but can not get to the earlier tapes of the same home (Maxell XL II and Maxell XL II-S). Undoubtedly the normal bands have become significantly better. I wonder, however, why you could not leave it at the old chrome strips. This can be so much more expensive to manufacture but not. From me there is a clear thumbs up because I prefer a new normal tape used as a heavily-used chrome band, which is to triple the price on eBay.