I have read on other forums the sound is somewhat of a higher pitch, more European sounding. The titanium exhaust is excellent quality, then again for $4500 it should be. It is also much lighter then the stock. I was going to go with this exhaust but they didn't have it when I changed to a B & B bullet system, and I couldn't justify the money. If you want the Akropovic, I doubt you will go wrong. Let us know what the final result is.