Sorry if I may have posted too much of this old post but after playing the 914ce vs. 814ce (which I did buy as a modify your model- 814ce TBSS), there is a difference. I have come to appreciate the subtleties of the wood selection and bone nut, saddle. So I pulled the trigger on the 914ce. After a year of sitting in my local Taylor shop, the guitar has opened up and the sound is amazing. The best description I can give is that the 914ce (like the Presentation Series as well) has a "presence". The sounds jumps out at you. So this post back in February was for those of us deciding whether the "bling" of a 914ce was the only difference. I can safely say, that IMHO, it is the wood selection and bone together.
davidc