My .02
Futaba 18MZ is the Cadillac!
The 14MZ is in a whole different (better) class from the 14FG. Had one for more than a decade and it worked awesome! Once you use a radio with a touch screen for a while you will never want to go back to not having one which brings me to my opinion on Spektrum
Spektrum DX18 is a lot of radio for the money and it works excellent. The price point prevents a touch screen apparently but still great bang for the buck.
I have a good deal of experience with all of the above radios with the exception of the 14FG although I did just help reprogram a jet for a guy who moved from a 12FG to a 14FG. The 14FG was cumbersome to program to say the least....
Thanks-
Sean