51 year old owner here. After buying the car a month or so ago, that was one of the first mods I knew needed to be done. It's just too quiet for my taste, but same as you, I don't want anything annoying. I shop exhaustively before buying, as I hate to have to buy a part twice. That said, I listened (in person at local meets, and on the internet) to nearly every exhaust thread there was. In the end, I went with Fast Intentions CBE (w/12" resonators, leaving stock cats). I think the sound is as close to perfect (for me) as I'm gonna find, and I've read nothing but great things about the build quality of Tony's work.
The only drawback for me is the wait, which right now, seems to be @ 3 months, give or take. For me, it's worth it. I just have to fight the dreaded "washer mod" bug for another 8 weeks....:tup Cost may be another issue, but wasn't something I got bent about. Most of the mid-end exhausts seemed to hover @ $1300+.
There were a couple of others I thought were close (AAM and HKS), but in the end, I thought FI just sounded better, especially as a catback system.
Good luck with the search!
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