May 2026 Service

Drive Belts Replaced (2x)

Counter Belt Replaced (1x)

Exterior Cleaned

Interior Cleaned

Heads Cleaned

Tape Path Cleaned

All Switches, Faders, Potentiometers, Inputs/Outputs De-Oxidized

Heads De-magnitized,

Condition of Deck

Cosmetics are Excellent for Age

All Transport Controls Functional

Counter Functional

Metering LEDs all Functional

Pan & Level Knobs All Present & Fucntional

Mono Switch Functional

Rec Funciton Switches Functional

Inputs Functional

Outputs Functional

Trim & Faders Functional

Known Issues

There are two small plastic cassette guides on the (bottom left side) which were broken on this unit. One of the pieces was located and repaired allowing the deck to be used without issue. Disclosed here regardless for transparency.

As is common on most of these decks, there is a low decibel white noise floor in the background of the headphone output which does not effect the line out (RCA) signal.

The original OEM power cable included with this listing has damage which has been taped (black electrical tape).

General Info

The Tascam Porta 02 MKII is a 4-track analog cassette recorder designed for musicians and educators seeking an affordable multitrack recording solution. It supports 2-track simultaneous recording using standard Type II (chrome) cassettes at a tape speed of 4.8 cm/s (1 7/8 ips).  It features two 1/4" mic/line inputs, one of which is a Hi-Z guitar input for direct instrument recording.  The unit includes a 4-channel mixer with level and pan controls, dedicated linear faders, a headphone output with independent level control, and stereo/mono switching. It requires an external 12V DC power supply and has RCA stereo outputs. The design is compact (305 × 64 × 205 mm).

Core Specifications

• Tracks: 4-track recording with 2-track simultaneous recording
• Tape Speed: 4.8 cm/s (1 7/8 ips)
• Tape Type: Optimized for Type II (chrome) cassettes
• Frequency Response: 50 Hz – 12.5 kHz ±3 dB
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 43 dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: < 3.0% (400 Hz, -10 dB)
• Channel Separation: > 40 dB (at 1 kHz)
• Erasure: 65 dB (at 1 kHz) 

Tascam Bin 2