I am late to the discussion here, but have to answer FNG...
As told before, when I was out to buy a new guitar last August ('09), I had the sound of a '76 Martin D-41 in my head (that was Scott's, that he played at the open-mic)...I felt like that guitar had "sucked" the sound I loved right out of my old Gibson J-30. Chaz had noted they had a D-50 at our favorite music store, so I headed there. Sold, damn! They had a (Tacoma) D-55 there which sounded very good to me, played a little stiff, but sounded really nice. The proprietor handed me several guitars to try, though he was basically "hands off," and the new D-41 he handed me sounded like my daughter's Dean. At $4500 or so it was more austentatious than the D55 and sounded terrible with a capital T. The HD-28 sounded better, but not much. There was nothing in the store that could touch the D55. I bought it. I struggled with its feel for 8 months before I finally broke down and brought it to a luthier (an authorized Guild repair station) for a set up. I cannot put it down now. To my ear, and for the money, even though the price has gone up, you cannot beat the Guild.
Granted mine is a Tacoma, but the NH's feel lighter and still give you that rumble in your chest when you play 'em. THAT's what they ought to advertize! (Anyone get that advert guy's name and number?)
I heard somewhere that a Martin is a great sounding guitar, if you have five years to wait...no truer words were ever spoken!