Cecil;

Its very close. The new 10 has more electronic innards and I suspect they lead to greater electric power but diminished acoustic voice. I'm guessing here. I have no explanation for the acoustic projection of the 7 electric. It's a mystery.

I have used my brother-in-laws Ramirez as the comparison point with my Blackbird, Emerald, and RS nylon string instruments. The CFs all do well tonally, but do not project like the woody. CF haven't been shaped like wooden tops and that may be a limitation. Or, it may be that CF tops need to be thinner with tone posts or bracing for support??