>; ... Has anyone tried printing on it with the Claria dye inks?
The problem with Claria and matte paper is low dmax. The one matte paper that I recall had a good one (L = 14.17) was Red River Premium Matte. I probably did try Epson Hot Press (because I think very highly of the paper) and found it low, thus I have no profile or record of what it reached.
Paul