Any opinions on which one should be my choice. Personal experience with both is obviously preferred.

My system consists of the following:
JL Audio VR525CSi component speakers (front doors)
JL Audio TR570CXi 5x7" coaxial speakers (rear doors)
JL Audio 10w3 10"sub in probox

The Alpine is tempting because I can power all speakers with the amp, but the JL is obviously a higher quality amp power wise. If I choose the JL; however, I'll have to power the rear door speakers with the head unit.

I have ordered everything except for the amp so far and will post pics when everything comes together.

 

What kind of head unit do you have? If it is an Alpine, you can buy the link to the amp and control it from there. If it is not Alpine, look on Ebay and get the cheapest between the two from the most reputable dealer you can find.

Just my $.02

 

I gotta vote for the alpine. I love my alpine 5-channel. I can't recall the model#, but it's 90wx4 with a 300w sub channel. It's very clean, and more importantly its a very efficient amp. More than enough juice to rock the vehicle. I ran a JL audio sub & BA speakers.