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Verkaufe ein originales UHER Variocord 263 Tonbandgerät im schönen Vintage-Design inklusive BASF-Spulen wie auf den Bildern zu sehen.

Das Gerät wird ausdrücklich als defekt bzw. ungeprüft verkauft, da keine Funktionsprüfung möglich war. Daher ideal für Bastler, Sammler oder als Ersatzteilspender.

Optisch insgesamt in gutem gebrauchten Zustand mit altersüblichen Gebrauchsspuren.

Details:

* Original UHER Variocord 263
* Inklusive BASF Tonbandspulen
* Vintage Reel-to-Reel Tonbandgerät
* Verkauf als defekt / Bastlergerät
* Zustand siehe Bilder

Privatverkauf, daher keine Garantie oder Rücknahme.

Our Thoughts RADAR AI

€75 as for parts is not a bargain for a dead deck, but it is reasonable for a Uher Variocord 263 if the cosmetics are decent and the machine is complete. Recent asking prices in the market cluster roughly around €45-€90, with nicer or restored examples reaching €195 and beyond, so this sits on the lower-to-middle end rather than looking ambitious.

What makes it interesting is the classic Uher build and the fact that these are well-regarded German tape machines with real collector appeal; even non-running units can be worth saving for parts, restoration, or a donor mechanism. The upside is best if the head block, reels, covers, and transport controls are intact, because those details matter more than the “for parts” label on a machine this old.

Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.

About Uher

Uher is a German audio brand founded in Munich in 1953, with roots in the work of inventor Edmund Uher and the UHER Werke company. It began as an industrial and equipment manufacturer before moving into consumer and professional audio, becoming especially associated with durable German-built tape machines. The brand’s postwar identity was built on engineering rather than glamour, and its most important legacy comes from the era when portable recording was becoming essential to broadcasters and field journalists.

Uher is best known for open-reel tape recorders, especially the portable Report series, along with other tape decks and some hi-fi and dictation equipment. It was not primarily a speaker, turntable, DAC, or headphone brand in the modern sense, and those categories are not where its reputation was made. Instead, Uher specialized in rugged, practical analogue recorders aimed at serious users who needed reliable performance away from the studio.

In the market, Uher sits firmly in the vintage and collector category today. Its classic machines are valued for build quality, portability, and historical significance, rather than for current high-end audiophile status. For buyers, Uher is less a contemporary hi-fi brand than a respected name from the golden age of analogue recording, with strongest appeal to restorers, archivists, broadcasters, and vintage-audio enthusiasts.

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