oh! my apologies, i guess i left that out.

i'm seeing choppy video, no audio at all.
audio files don't play.
using HDMI output. I have not tried S/PDIF
I'm using XBMC as my interface with minimal install of Ubuntu.

I would say regression.
all 3.13.x kernels work for me.
I've noticed this problem with the very first introduction of kernel 3.14.rc1

i'll attach a good dmesg. with my current kernel 3.13.8