I had an old Pioneer tape deck once. I plugged that in to everything I had with a stereo system. But my landlord without my knowledge threw that out for an inspection.
Now I have acquired a JVC tape deck. I like what the old systems could give. I recall that Pioneer had Dolby on their tape deck. Pioneer and Fisher seemed to be the top brands when tape decks were in. Bose is something I have not checked out yet.
Who I know that has had them can seem to get the most sound per watt from them.