David,
Don't buy a guitar that you haven't played. Especially one that you plan to keep for a long time and spend 4k to purchase. With that amount of money you could fly to Madrid or Granada, Spain and find a guitar from a luthier's shop and still spend less than you would getting it here in the US.
From where you live on the east coast it would be an easy trip. I am going to Granada this summer to hand pick a guitar and see the Alhambra!
