so I'm going down this road of replacing speakers and adding sound deadening but still using factory Bose amp/tuning.
Last night I dropped in Audiofrog GS25's in the dash, super easy install, top dash panel removal was a breeze, new speakers went in perfect. I did not use the base blockers they came with. Vocals and highs are much more clear. I didn't notice any loss of volume either due to changing ohms... I actually had to fade the system to the back a bit from center because the new dash speakers put out noticeably more sound.
next up will be front doors, going to do a decent job of sound deadening at same time. I think just upgrading these with a nice pair from JL Audio or Audiofrog, haven't decided yet, will make a really nice difference.