yes, the Nilsson Schmillson quad is a great one
Come to think of it, most RCA quads were pretty good....same with the
dolby B columbia quads.

As far as making 8's from a digital source, I'm all for it. Many
releases these days aren't even released in an analog format, also many
digital releases are mastered too bright so throwing them into an analog
medium tames them a bit, sometimes actually making them sound better

The TDK AD tapes really are incredible, they should have been the
industry standard.