As you may know by now, I got my cd player replaced under warranty today. I had not been able to listen to cd's since I got my car 2 weeks ago, until today. And man, this thing has a nice kick to it! It's so satisfying that I really doubt that I am going to install my 12's. Not that I think this sounds anywhere near what those sound like, but it is a good sounding system with adequate bass. I was pleasantly suprised.