Not entirely sure what the audio system was b ased on in the earlier cars. The HK system in my 2007 is definitely noticeable when the subwoofer is tuned off.
Easiest way to prove for sure is to put an analogue meter across the terminals of the sub (using scale of 2-20 volts) and run the system. Note that digital meters won't react quickly enough. Oscilloscopes are best if you have access to one.
What I would say though is that if it's anything like the subwoofer unit in a D3 then no, you can't hear it working. What I did in my D3 was take the wires from the sub and put them into the inputs of a mono amp (high level inputs) and used the amp to power a box in the boot which had a 12" Genesis sub in it. Removeable when you need the boot space, decent tunes the rest of the time.
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