Well a couple of reasons for the Setup. My plan was to avoid buying and installing an amplifier (for the time being) and just run the output of the empeg through a high powered receiver instead. (I know it's blasphemy to the audiophiles out there but I would rather just settle for "good enough". It's an improvement over what I have already)

Also, I wouldn't want to subject my passengers to my quirky tastes so the CD player has to stay.