That connection sounds strange. There should be no wires coming "from" the amp to the empeg's power wires.

The blue wire is how the Empeg tells the amplifier to turn on. From your description, you have this one connected correctly.

But for power, the amp should be powered via a wire coming directly from the car battery (through a fuse block).

The empeg itself should have both the Memory and the Ign Sense wires connected to the correct wires on your car's radio harness. There should be the correct corresponding wires there.

If you don't have it hooked up this way, you'll get strange problems, such as amplifier pops when you start the car.

I would suggest having a professional installer re-do your wiring for you when you get the unit back.

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Tony Fabris