Digital BW, The Print

I hope this question is not too open-ended ...

I've had an Epson 2200 for awhile for color printing. I would like to get into
B&W printing.   Trying to read through the archives here, I am a bit overwhelmed
with the choices; UT7, UT2, Eboni-6, etc.  Not to mention the variety of driver:
Epson's, QTR, OPM.

So I'd like suggestions as to the best way for me to proceed towards getting
good quality B&W prints.   I would like some balance of simplicity and quality.
I do not think I want to get into filling my own cartridges or building my own
profiles; and I do not have a densitometer.  I see the Epson 1400 highly
spoken of in some of the threads, and given its surprising low cost, I would
consider switching to it if the consensus is that it's worth it.

Thanks !