[doane2u]

I have a stock 2007 3.0i that I got recently. I would like to enhance the exhaust sound a bit with out making it raspy or obnoxious to others or too loud while cruising. I just would like to lower the octave and increase the level a bit. The stock muffler just doesn't seem very exciting for this beautiful car!
Performance increases aren't that important, I'm only wanting to replace the muffler which isn't going to change too much except for the sound, I'm not interested in replacing the whole exhaust system and it will have to pass the California emissions checks.
Any ideas on what I might be able to get at a local muffler shop? I looked under the rear and it looks like the muffler is attached to the pipe to the cat so would have to be cut in order to replace it? What is normally done?

Thanks