I think attack is pretty important in the volume of any guitar. If you play with flesh, no nail and little force, it'll be quieter, no matter what guitar you play. If you play with a Wegan flat pick and heavy strokes, it'll be as loud as it'll get on that guitar.
The loudest acoustic guitars I've played, using my normal technique of thumbpick and acrylic nails, have been double top classical guitars. My small body Hauser style classical rivals my big body steel string baritone in volume and projection. It's in the build and in the playing technique.
Andres Segovia on a Hauser in a concert hall will be quieter than Paco de Lucia on a Devoe in the same hall.
It's been my experience that classical guitars can be every bit as loud as steel string guitars.
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