Grant Brown (Struth) Moderator - RIP

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It is with a heavy heart that we have to report the death of Grant Brown, known to us by his forum name 'Struth' on the evening of the 21st March 2024.

Grant was a major and popular contributor to The Art of Sound forum: clocking up just over 99,000 posts covering his interests in music (jazz and blues especially), whisky, tea, coffee and film. Grant will be sorely missed by all of us Moderators and I'm sure by many of the faithfull Members of AoS.

Grant was a total star. He always had time to answer questions and was an amazing contributor to the Forum. I for one will miss him dearly and my heartfelt sympathies go out to his family. R.I.P Matey... you will be missed.
Jo (The Black Adder)

Grant made a huge personal contribution to this forum and community. We are going to miss him terribly.
Martin (Macca)

Grant was a friendly, gentle and affable guy and I will miss him terribly.
Geoff (walpurgis)

Although I never got to meet Grant, or even speak to him directly, I felt I had known him as a friend for years. That was what Grant was like: gentle, considerate and knowledgeable, and always ready to help. His contribution to this forum and community is incalculable and he will be greatly missed.

I like to think he somewhere else talking and drinking whisky with those Blues and Jazz artist(e)s, whose music he loved so much.
Barry

If, and when, we get any details of the funeral arrangements, we will post them here for those who would like to pay their respects.

Many thanks

Oh that is very very sad. We all get pleasure from interacting with other members on here and despite the fact that we may have never met them you can get a real sense of the person from what they say and how they say it. For one to pass away it is a real loss to all of us.

My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.


Rob

Really sad news, he was of course not in great health and had not been feeling well recently. We shared , in no particular order, a love for Glasgow Rangers, Malt whisky and good music. he was lovely guy, and without fail he would always comment on anything I posted. Only met him in person the once, when I purchased my Pathos amp from him , a couple of years ago, at the time he was selling some equipment off and most of his vinyl.
I will miss our chats and his advice/thoughts, we will be home tonight from holiday and pour a glass of something special in a toast to him.

Very sad news. A big and generous personality on this forum for years. RIP.

Oh very sad indeed, I will miss him greatly he was very helpful and supportive to me when I was recovering from my own health issues. He always had a good and supportive comment on audio and music and pointed me at several artists new to me. He also had a great sense of humour I will miss our occasional chats.

Very sad to hear this news. I will miss his generosity and kind nature and all the help he gave over the years. His comments were always appreciated and his knowledge on many subjects and equipment always gave an invaluable insight. I will miss his constant presence and amiable banter.

I feel we have lost one of the true Gents of AOS and someone who was a great personality on this forum.

RIP

That is a shock and I will really miss him even though we never met. A great loss to AOS with his wit and wisdom, one of the reasons I enjoy posting on AOS. We often exchanged comments and he was a true gent.

God bless you Grant.

Met Grant loads of times until Covid arrived and stopped us all in our tracks. I visited him at his home on several occasions and had a listen to his system and a long chat. Grant was a real gent and was very knowledgeable about music and all things hifi. He built his own speakers and had a treasure trove of vintage gear in a room in his house. He also had a big collection of rare vinyl. Lovely guy and a sad loss to us all.

I will miss Grant. Due to Grant and I having lots of WhatsApp messages over the years his daughter Angela contacted me to inform me of his passing on Thursday evening. I'm so glad she did. Since then we have had a few messages. One message I sent to her was the following which sums up my feelings.

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Once again my sincere condolences on the passing of your dear dad. At times we had long chats on the phone which I enjoyed very much. He was a deeply warm person and always looked out for other people. This is despite all the sadness he and your family have had to endure.

He was a very much respected leader on the Art of Sound, always taking care to help people and providing positive feedback to others. He will be much missed.

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RIP Grant.

Really saddened to read of this awful news. I know Grant has struggled with health issues, but still a shock.

In spite of it all, and some personal tragedies, he was always a positive force on here, always ready with help and practical advice, which could make even the most inexperienced forum members feel valued.

Many times I have laughed out loud at some of the random comments he'd make - spoken with a gentle humour that was often odd, but never offensive. I loved that about him.

His passing will leave a huge hole in this forum, and undoubtedly in the lives of those who knew and loved him. I wish I'd met the man (there's a lesson here for all of us).

God bless you Grant.

Oh no that is tragic news.

I had the good fortune to meet him at his home, a true gent. The forum will be an emptier place without him.

RIP Grant. I shall sink a dram later in memory.

Just found out the very upsetting news from reading the recent posts on the whisky thread, which seems appropriate given his love of a wee dram or two [emoji23]

I would just add one thing to the above as someone who browses and posts on a few hifi forums, that it was Grant's modest, gentle and patient contributions to AoS that largely made it what it was (and hopefully remains) - the most pleasant, welcoming and unassuming hifi forum in the UK.

Raising a glass to you Grant, all the best wherever you are.

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The news is very sad. Much pleasure being part of forum is chatting with other members often never meeting in person and iirc Grant was one of the first people I interacted with upon joining and quickly I got a good idea of his humorous ways along with a depth of knowledge on many topics … I shall miss the man all the more for never meeting him in person and although I’m not supposed to be drinking at present I’ll raise a small snifter of Malt to him tonight

Great shame, very knowledgeable chap - I will have a drink to him this evening.

I always enjoyed his input here. Such sad news

Sad news indeed.

I shall be raising a glass of something suitable this evening in his memory.

Very sad news - my sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

I picked up a few fine whisky and coffee bean suggestions from his recommendations, and I always found his regular coffee report and pictures oddly compelling!

RIP Grant.

I've just logged on to see what he is having for dinner, then I remembered. Can't believe he is not here.

RIP Grant.

S.

Just so so sad to hear this terrible news. Grant will be very much missed, rest in peace.

This is awfully sad news, Grant was a smashing chap and a good chum!

Very sorry I was unable to respond sooner, but I was incommunicado for a few days due to being in the midst of a house move.

Grant was indeed a gent. His response to others posts was always positive and supportive which is what a good moderator does. Very sad to hear of his passing.

Hi all.

I just wanted to update you all. Grant didn't want a funeral. He chose to be cremated with just a small gathering of family.

Also, his family has a link to this thread so they will be checking it. It's nice to know that your words of sympathy will be reaching his family.

Thank you to Edward for the info.

Blessed be, Grant.

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Just like to say that Grant was such a nice, friendly, helpful chap. Had many a laugh with him over the years and always looked forward to his replies to my posts. He was one of the reasons I have been a regular poster on AOS.

Grant leaves a big space on here.

God bless you Grant.

very sad news.
only exchanged a few messages with him personally but read a lot of his contributions.
terrible shame.

This is sad news.

Although I never met him, he obviously had in-depth knowledge about hifi and music and was one of those rare people who could express what he knew in a most gentle way that just invited you into a conversation with him.

I once made a joke post about bringing one of my jukeboxes to a NEBO event and Grant quietly wants to know what model it is. Turns out he had worked as a tech at a jukebox hire company.

I'll miss his posts.

RIP Grant.

Never met Grant but had occasional contact with him via posts and the message system on here. Such a loss, my thoughts are with his friends and family.

RIP Struth!

God bless him, he really seemed like a lovely chap.

Wow so sorry to hear .he has been a real stabilising effect since marco not here .wish his family all the best

God bless Grant. Hope your looking down on us chugging a fine malt and spinning some blues.

Thanks for the update Josie.
His daughter had got in touch over another matter and I was wondering if appropriate to ask.

Gonna miss the old fella,
one of life's Good Guys.

Glad to have known him, AOS wont be the same.

Happy Travels Mate.

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Hi all.

I just wanted to update you all. Grant didn't want a funeral. He chose to be cremated with just a small gathering of family.

Also, his family has a link to this thread so they will be checking it. It's nice to know that your words of sympathy will be reaching his family.

Thank you to Edward for the info.

Blessed be, Grant.

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Will miss him too, glad I got to meet him on some occasions. Place won’t be the same without him.

Rest In Peace mate.

RIP Grant

Very sad news, RIP Grant.

Shocked to hear the news about Grant and condolences to his family and close friends.

His posts were always informative, useful and for me helped make AOS a good place to visit.

RIP

That’s a sad news. My condolences to his family. I wish they find the strength to go through this terrible journey.

Bon voyage Grant!


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Just seen this, a bit late, a shock, Grant was one of the good ones, always helpful and polite. My condolences his family and many friends.

Very sad news indeed !! I am devastated to be honest . (Sorry for not responding sooner but haven't looked in AOS for some time !)
An asbolute gent of a guy ,who always had the time and grace to chat and advise !

I am sure he will be keeping his eye on all of us from his perch on the clouds above !! RIP Grant

RIP Grant. Condolences to his family, friends and everyone on here who has crossed paths with him. I'd never met him but had a fair few correspondence over the years. He was a gentleman and always thoughtful, smart and kind. His sage presence will be missed by us all.

I'm so sad to hear about this.

Grant would always chip in on my posts and it was always insightful and encouraging.

I never met him but I get the sense he would've been exactly how he came across on here. An easy going gent.

RIP Grant, you will be sorely missed.

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:( Oh dear , sad new indeed , RIP

Sorry to read of Grant's passing sincere condolences to his family and friends.

I met Grant years ago when I dropped off a TT shelf that I sold him.

A nice guy.

Tony

I've not been around here so much lately. Very sad to hear about Grant, my belated best wishes to those close to him,

Sad news indeed, he leaves a hole here for sure. What a nice testimony to the man this thread is. I think we would all be pleased to receive as much respect and well wishes when our turn comes.

I have only just seen this post. I am very sad to hear this tragic news. My condolances to all.

I have missed this post - even though I've visited these parts occasionally recently. Very sad to hear this news.

He was often first off the mark with the "Crap weather for <month>" thread, and we also exchanged info about EVs.

He will be sorely missed.

Grant RIP

I was also intrigued by Grant's avatar. I guess that was of Dr John, but it may not have been - perhaps someone similar.

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I was also intrigued by Grant's avatar. I guess that was of Dr John, but it may not have been - perhaps someone similar.

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Yes, Grant's avatar was indeed 'Dr John'.

Indeed, the 'Night Tripper'.

God bless him.