I had a custom 2" B pipe with a varex connected to the end, quiet when driving around and somewhat loud when you punch/rev it. Felt a bit of a performance gain too tbh
My old car had the same engine as your fd1 (albeit with a few improvements) and I found that upgrading to a 2" piping exhaust with a different axleback actually made some gains. Car felt more lively...
In terms of exhausts, I'd definitely go custom. I did a 2" unsilienced B-pipe (no resonators) connected to a varex cannon and I thought that sounded nice. Not too loud but also not too quiet. No...