Well i ended up wiring up the jensen amp the way i had it before (no distro block, onboard fuse IN) and it fired right up! I haven't had the chance to test the other amp but i'm sure it works.
Which leads me to my next question:
The jensen has an onboard fuse and the rockford does NOT have an onboard fuse. What would be the best way to wire em up? I tried using a distro block with two fuses(no fuse in the jensen) and it didn't work what soever.