The Monsoon system is already a Blaupunkt.
There was a discussion on the Installs forum which covered the issue of using the empeg with a factory head in a Jetta, including installation issues.
The Kenwood steering remote (KCA-600) works with the empeg (I use it).
As to quality of sound - well, you gets what you pays for; I took the line that I just wanted to hear music initially, and then started spending money at a later date buying extra speakers, ext. amps, etc.
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