Thanks to everyone for your advice! I played on several small body guitars at Guitar Center and the only one I liked was the Baby Taylor (size was good since I really play uke). But please note - they had 3 Baby Taylors in the showroom. Two sounded ok but the third one sounded great - much bigger richer tone & better action. They all needed beter setup. They will match the price you find on the web except you do have to pay tax - it's worth the few extra bucks to play the one you are actually getting!
Most of the guitars I've tried vary widely within a particular model. chunky monkey has a great sounding Taylor 814(ce?), however I played 2 814ce's today at the Guitar Center in San Marcos that sounded very weak and thin. They were fairly new and not too shop worn.