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  • Lex
    Ultra Senior Member
    • Apr 2001
    • 27460

    #1

    Bob Crump gone

    If your an old timer in audio, you probably heard his name before, maybe you even met him, knew him, or broke bread with him. He was a well known poster at AA, a manufacturer of fine cables, consultant to Parasound, an audiophile and tweaker savant, and it seems a friend of most all that knew him.

    I don't know any details of how Bob is gone. I only know what I read at AA.

    His web site for cables is still up, though Bob's carefree style was never about marketing. I think he had like a 1 page site.

    I'd call Bob's system a labor of love. Feast your eyes in envy of what Bob had while he was on this earth- It's intense, as Bob was I bet.



    RIP Bob. I never knew you, my loss I am sure.

    Bob once said
    "Repo men and Cable guys have no friends, as they are too intense..."
    That's a good one. Thanks for the laugh Bob. Unfortunately, I'd expect this rumor is true with Bob's last post in October on a board where he had close to 5000 posts.

    Doug
    Doug
    "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer
  • ThomasW
    Ultra Senior Member
    • Aug 2000
    • 10980

    #2
    Sorry I'm so late to this. Yes Bob was quite a character and will indeed be missed.

    I considered him sort of the 'Hunter S. Thompson' of the cable world.......

    IB subwoofer FAQ page


    "Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-Bresson

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    • DifferentLee
      Senior Member
      • Apr 2005
      • 113

      #3
      Is there a link to his cable site?

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      • ThomasW
        Ultra Senior Member
        • Aug 2000
        • 10980

        #4
        His products were sold through a dealer network.

        The company was known as TG Audio Lab , aka Tough Gristle (a not so veiled reference to the male sexual organ)......

        IB subwoofer FAQ page


        "Complicated equipment and light reflectors and various other items of hardware are enough, to my mind, to prevent the birdie from coming out." ...... Henri Cartier-Bresson

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        • David Meek
          Ultra Senior Member
          • Aug 2000
          • 8934

          #5
          Hehe, I like the shot of his cat lounging on the JC-1.
          .

          David - Trigger-happy HTGuide Admin

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          • wildfire99
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2005
            • 257

            #6
            If my cat lounged on my JC-1, something would have been shot.

            Anyone care to expound on the components of his system?
            - Patrick
            "But it's more fun when it doesn't make sense!"

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            • David Meek
              Ultra Senior Member
              • Aug 2000
              • 8934

              #7
              I recognize several of the pieces, but the names aren't coming to me right now. It's heck getting old. :
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              David - Trigger-happy HTGuide Admin

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              • Chris D
                Ultra Senior Member
                • Dec 2000
                • 16875

                #8
                Wow, no, I didn't hear about this. Yes, Bob will be missed in the industry.

                I'll copy this thread over to Club Parasound, too.
                CHRIS

                Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
                - Pleasantville

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