I almost forgot....while not mentioned as being one of the officially noted founders of I.D.E.A,Regency Electronics, George Fathauer was stated to be "the brains" behind the start-up of the company. This is according to Reba Weaver, wife of Regency founder Joe Weaver. I have also heard him labeled as the father of the monitoradio. He received a patent for chassis design that was probably used in the production of the monitoradio. he did own AES, but sold it and now buys and sells vacuum tubes. He also has his own website that helps to facilitate his business.

Bret