JP Floor, Thanks for your response. It doesn't make a bit of sense to me why ripping out the hardwood floor would make it more soundproof. In fact I too thought the extra layer would make it more soundproof. But I thought that maybe there is something I don't understand. Your reply makes me...
I put in hardwood flooring in my apartment. The people downstairs said that it made it too noisy for them and the management said I had to put in wall-to-wall carpet, which I did. Now the downstairs person is still claiming it is noisy and they tell me that I should have removed the hardwood...