Digital BW, The Print

Paul (W),
I have just gone through a matching experience to yours, I think.
The 1800/3Mk ended up in pieces and in the bin.
I now have a 1430/1500 running with the 3MK set-up as Paul(R) advocates. The refilling and re-setting of the carts is not quite so straightforward as with the 1800, but not a serious problem (It was explored in a recent thread )
Print quality with the profiles Paul posted is as good as ever, and indistinguishable from those with the 1800. 
The option to experiment with Paul's Eb6 & other set-ups as also there if you have a mind to try them.
Chris.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
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> I'll check that out, thanks.
> 
> Paul
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@> wrote:
> >
> > Paul,
> > 
> > Download http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1400-3MK-Eb4.zip and you'll see
> > how I set up the 1400 with the 3MK arrangement.  There are a number of
> > profiles that have been linearized for the 1400 in the Zip file.  While the
> > 1400 was better as a single BO than the 1800, it might still show some
> > banding.  It you do want to try a single BO, go with the QTR approach to
> > that.  I don't think the Epson driver gives a true black only.
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Paul <paulmwhiting@> wrote:
> > 
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > My R1800 is suffering from perhaps a terminal illness and I may need a new
> > > printer. I use Paul's 3MK setup and have been very happy with it. He tells
> > > me I can continue that configuration with a 1400 or 1430. I'd like to hear
> > > from anyone out there doing this, and what your experiences have been. His
> > > preferred setup is the Eboni-6 which apparently gives excellent results but
> > > I'm not ready for a more complicated and perhaps more expensive route, with
> > > different dilutions of Eboni. Carbon-6 is another viable setup, less
> > > expensive, but I'm not eager to "mix my own"!
> > >
> > > It seems there's only six, not eight, cartridge positions in the
> > > 1400/1430. There's only one black position whereas the R1800 has two plus
> > > GLOP. Are you using QuadTone RIP? Which channels do you have set aside for
> > > the three black positions? Did you have to write new profiles for the paper
> > > you use?
> > >
> > > And earlier on, I recall Paul saying the 1400 worked very well with even
> > > one black cartridge, even better than the R1800 with three blacks. I guess
> > > in that setup you could use the Epson driver in its Black Only mode,
> > > assuming the driver has that option.
> > >
> > > Please share your setups and opinions! Thank you,
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
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