I don't like thumping subs either that you can hear a mile away. But a sub is key to getting Hi Fidelity sound in a car. Its how you use it. In the 70's when I first started driving. I was the kid with the house speakers in the back and a power booster/graphic eq mounted beside the 8-Track. But I drove a Olds 98 (2 door) and had the space for the speakers. Car speakers kind of sucked in the early 70's. But then the old tri-axle speakers started to appear and things started to change. Better sound than stock, but not like house speakers in a car. Then the old "Mind Blower" brand speakers came out and upped the game again. Loud and clear and more bass than tri-axles, but still lacking in the bass area. Then I thought, put a couple home speakers in the trunk along with the "Mind Blowers" mounted in the back deck. And low and behold the "Hillbilly" sub was born. And the overall sound was grand !!! Like todays shit, but pre-historic versions Fun days back then. Fill the tank, crank the jams and fire up some doobies. Cruise all day and all night. Man I miss that shit !!!