This is an old comment, but you can find them on eBay and Craigslist or occasionally Reverb sometimes. Unfortunately because of their age they need more work than any other model. I currently have one that I replaced all four belts on and cleaned and lubricated all the pots and faders, but discovered a signal issue as well as the fact that all the PCB’S need to be recapped. I’m gonna do it because that machine is awesome – they never made one that had better preamps than that (the 244’s come kinda close), even if the Dolby B was less than amazing. Give one of those sites a shot and I’m sure you’ll find one – Tascam might even be able to fix it themselves if you’re willing to pay the extra $$$ to ship it to their repair shop in CA. Good luck finding one

I must have done a couple of hundred tracks with this, some of which as elaborate as the best of the Beatles. If it were not for the ultra-thin tape width, it would have sounded just as good as well.

I had to toss mine after eight years because the electronics aged quickly, introducing an intolerable amount of circuit hiss. I didn’t upgrade, as I had spent 5 years in Africa on a limited budget. Back in the States I tried to replace it but after careful research I ended up with a Yamaha version – better in many ways, plus it was compatible with my old Tascam tapes.

Hello, the 244 was equipped with DBX Noise reduction, while the 144 has DOLBY! And that speed problem….

Charlie, did you find one yet?
I have one for sale. I´m based in Stockholm, Sweden.
/Staffan Astner

hey man. nope, that link is dead. c.