Hi Chuck,
I'm planning to switch to EB6 in a 14xx when my 2200s give up the ghost. I don't actually expect the printing to change much after the switch (the 1400/1430 has a smaller drop size, but only for certain situations - not every dot on a print is printed at 1.5pl.
Getting started with EB6 and QTR in the first place is pretty easy; you've been seeing my prints using it for a while.
My paper choice has partly been driven by my print color preference (relatively warm) but also by the paper handling in my old 2200s. I have trouble with Canson Photo Rag, a paper I really like, in the 2200 but have no trouble with it in my 1400 (color inks). In the 2200, after running a couple of sheets of CPR the rollers don';t have much grip for pulling new sheets in. Conversely, I can run a lot of sheets through the 1400. I have the impression that the CPR leaves something behind, but haven't any evidence to prove it's anything more than operator error. A few sheets of another paper clears up the handling just fine.
Lately I've been using Red River9;s Aurora Art Natural, and it works great.
Best,
Pete
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Charles Peacock <lists@...> wrote:
With the discontinuance of the Epson 1400 and the recently skyrocketing prices of remaining new and refurbished units (best price I can find is $799 new or $400 refurbished … plus $20 shipping!), I was wondering if anyone has tried the EB6 inks in the 1430 that Epson lists as the replacement?
Unusually for Epson, the 1430 uses the same cartridges as the 1400 – Epson passed up a chance to obsolete old cartridges!
Chuck Peacock