It has the usual fine Taylor craftsmanship, but is only mediocre, at best, as an amplifier. I should have bought a Fishman Loudbox instead.
It does look pretty setting in my studio, though!

I have a Taylor 214cc-SB DLX Accoustic guitar and I wanted an Accoustic amplifier that didn't have all the onboard effects to get in the way. I have an Accoustic 30 wedge that is good but when I plugged into the Circa 74 I knew my Accoustic amp search was over. I use a Baggs para eq to deal with any feedback issues and run my reverb, delay, chorus, and a Bodyrez pickup inhancer through the Baggs effects loop. Im very happy with the Circa 74 amp and my set up, the tone is magnificent and the amp looks as good as it sounds. It has 150 watts but it is a small amp which is good on stage when your also dragging in your electric guitar equipment at what ever honky tonk your blowing the walls out at. Thanks Sweetwater and Taylor

It is beautiful to look at and sounds good when actually playing and/or singing, but there is a distinct hiss from the speaker when turned up to playing volume. (EQ set to mid for all. With and without mic and/or guitar connected.) The specifications do not include signal-to-noise ratio, so I guess it is what it is. I just expected a little better for a $ amp, and especially one from Taylor.

It is a very simple amp for the price and has no bells or whistles. You could get a lot more functionality for less money with other brands....and I have. I have not, however, owned an amp delivering anywhere as near perfect tone as the Taylor. It sounds like my guitar, just amplified. I have had Boss, Fishman and Fender, some better than others but none, even their top end offering, is as clear and perfect as the Taylor. As always, Jake at Sweetwater was super to work with and I was able to return an amp I wasn't too happy with in exchange for a Circa 74 Demo that became available. I could not be happier with my choice.

Hands down the best acoustic amplifier I've ever heard. I tried it out with my Gibson j-15, a hand made Puerto Rican cuatro, and a Cordoba nylon acoustic electric. It made each of those instruments sound as natural as playing them unplugged, except a lot louder. No more nasally brittle tone. Vocals are clear and warm too. Mountains of volume headroom. 5 stars. Highly recommend.

If you are playing a guitar with a Piezo pickup such as a PRS Hollow body, you need this amp. It has incredible low end and makes your acoustic sound like your acoustic, just louder. Too many acoustic amps color the sound, where the Circa 74 gives you the actual sound. If you have a great sounding acoustic you want to hear that sound and not something else. Of course the EQ allows you to adjust the sound if needed. Most people will run the piezo output to the PA, but you are missing out on a lot of tone. Most people are use to running 2 guitar amps, one clean and one with effects, I have been using a different 2 amp setup for a long time, guitar amp and acoustic amp for the piezo. It gives you a huge, full sound.
There is nothing on the market as good as the Circa 74

Just arrived on my door step and is everything that I hoped for as a great solution for small format gigs.

It is lovely sounding and looking. Love it.

But.... There is no cover available for this amp from Taylor and it makes me wonder if the fine folks that built this product ever play out anymore. How could I pack this in my car/van and not get it beat up on day one.

They completely forgot that most of us still need to transport this amp and stand and use it in real life.

I would suggest for the home player but not for those of us that are out there working 2-3 gigs a week as it will soon be so beat up that we would wonder why we invested in such a fine peeve of furniture.

C'mon Taylor - You must have thought of this right?

This amp is an awesome addition to my studio. Acoustic tones are great and very musical. Plenty of power to keep up with the band for rehearsals. Been playing my Taylor 312 Nylon and 175 Archtop thru it and it sounds great. Craftsmanship is really good and the stand is a great perk, sturdy and aesthetically a perfect fit.

I have been waiting a while for Taylor to come out with an amp, and it was so worth the wait!!

I have a Taylor 310ce when they first came out. I replaced the Fishman with a Baggs pickup system when LR Baggs first came out with the lyric. The Taylor sounds great with the Circa 74. I also have a Gibson CEC, and it also sounds great. I like the approach the amp has. A good reverb, that works well with your pedal board, and different pickups. This is a great amp, that does not weigh much, and has a great warm sound, but at 150 watts, it still works on stage if you need it. The only suggestion have for Taylor, is to have a bank of presets to store your sound when changing guitars with different pickup systems installed. This would make an easier transition.

Just picked one up yesterday at Sweetwater, Love this amp, sounds great and looks amazing. Kudos to my sales guy Greg Baum, and of course Don Carr for masking such an informative video on this amp. Looking forward to gigging with it soon, for now it sits idle with my Taylor Guitars. (Check out photo) I graduated from high school 1974 and my dog is named Taylor. Thank You Taylor & Sweetwater!!