Hey Fellow Long Islander,

Im on the Isle too bro, and I too have done what you are considering----my 99 Accord EX V-6 coupe has a HUGE sealed box in the trunk with two Rockford Punch XLC 15's, powered by a Rockford Punch 800.2 amp running in bridged mode; the rest of the system is stock---head unit and speakers. I did this because I was totally satisfied with the actual SOUND of the OEM head unit and speakers, but wanted to shake some houses as I tooled down the road; so my friend got an RCA converter, and went to work with the Rockford components I bought....I gotta tell you, while Im having problems of my own with this system (see my post in here), the bass definitely overpowers the rest of the music---and most people in my car dont like the effect; they say they cant hear the vocals in the music, although I can....but I was GOING for that overpowered, muddy, over-bassed sound; thats what I wanted, and thats why I bought 15 inch subs---my installer friend simply gave me what I wanted; but it does sound muddy at times with the subs playing over the rest of the speakers; but I ONLY believe in ADDING subwoofers and amps to stock systems in modern cars---I DO NOT believe in ripping out radios, speakers, etc, in a modern vehicle because its like vandalizing a new thing; the idea, to me, is to ADD what you want TO A stock system---whether that be a self powered Bazooka tube or a massive box and amp, like I have. But I gotta tell you, SOMETHING is handicapping the capabilities of my "800 watt" Fosgate amp---it sure doesnt sound like 800 watts when you crank this puppy up---and unfortunately, its probably the OEM head unit coupled with this RCA converter.....