i installed the empeg, bumped my boston rally's to the rear, installed a jl component set up front, and ran it off a PPI PC 4400.2
Very Happy with the sound quality, yes the empeg is better then the kenwood, it accesses faster, has good visuals, sounds cleaner, has a much better eq, etc, etc.

If you want pics or more posted, let me know..the JL's from what i understand are made by boston accoustics, and are the same as the rally's escept the x-over, which makes a hige diff iMHO, worth teh $20 extra.

The amp is clean as hell, and s/n on both the amp and deck is >110

Anyway, got it all in, pretty do[e, getting all the wires back behind the empeg sleve was a HO, and I had to change 2 wres over and splice for the remote ap turnon.

ANyway, FWIW, i am really happy with this setup,

empeg mk II 12 gig
JL 6&1/2 components - $279.00
Boston RAlly 6&1/2 - $259
PPI 4400.2 - $500

I don't think i will be adding a sub, at least not for a whilte, the sound is just so clean, and the JL have great midbass (as many of you know i was on a quest for good midbass.

just thought i would post on it.

thanks for all your former help and i am sure i will have a ton of newbie questions pretty soon, so bear with me.