Engelmann vs sitka top

[Strumming Fool]

I love Engelmann on mahogany and rosewood. It's also made my 2012 maple BTO anything but a run-of-the-mill maple guitar. It's softer and warmer than Sitka with a slightly more focused tone than cedar. I hear no volume differences between Sitka and Engelmann. Glad to hear that a new supply has been found....

[madx2]

Has anyone here played a 2013 710 vs a 2014 710?  The '13 has an Engelmann top and the '14 now has sitka.  I would be interested in some "educated ears" giving opinions if they can hear a difference.  I have GAS bad for this '13 and that ain't good.

[fretted]

I have Englemann on a luthier made OM sized guitar, but with a deeper Indian Rosewood body. You can barely see the grain lines in the spruce. It sounds delicious and I'm not usually a Rosewood guy at least on a smaller guitar. The trebles are usually tinkly and thin sounding to my ears in my finger style of play. Not so with the Engelmann. They seem softer and rich but just as loud. And I've never run out of head room on the volume. I'm not a hard flat-pick strummer though.