Digital BW, The Print

Good Morning All;

I was at the PhotoExpo in NY last week specifically to check out 
alternate inks for b/w printing.

Have had great disappointments with the Cone Piezography system 
especially regards clogging problems and incompatibility with anything 
other than a really flat matte paper.

Have e-mailed/spoken with the MIS people and they at least (unlike 
Cone's group) were very upfront about the limitations of using their 
inks with the paper of my choosing (Epson's Premium Luster, or 
Semi-Gloss are both lovely, and most like the Ilford Pearl surface 
I've been using for years...)

Given the total failure of piezography I've taken to printing b/w 
using the color inkset on an Epson 1270; not a bad way to go, but far 
from perfect.

In any event, I had a long talk with, and eventually ordered supplies 
from the Lyson folks. They have started to sell a Small Gamut inkset; 
it differs from their quad black inkset in that it allows for some 
tonal adjustments, allowing for similar effects to printing on 
portriga rapid, or selenium toning prints for instance.
Moreover, they claim it's archival, and sell a nice semi-gloss paper 
(they call it Satin), is made by Hahnemule (sic) and which they claim 
is fully compatible.

Anybody out there have any experience using this system???
After a full year of frustration in my attempts to standardize b/w 
inkjet printing, reading the forums, talking to others I'm convinced 
that using a system, ie; paper and ink from the same manufacturere is 
the way to go...Though most people seem to be sold on either Cone or 
MIS inks it doesn't really work for me...