Digital BW, The Print

I realise this question may have been asked many, many times before, and I apologise in advance, but I haven’t been able to search efficiently for an appropriate answer.


I am looking for a reliable printer - 13x19 would be enough, but I could go up to a 17” model. I would like to use a simple black/grey ink set-up, or even a black only set-up that I can use with an appropriate print driver, Roy Harrington's Quadtone RIP <http://www.quadtonerip.com/> would seem to be the sort of thing. I’m not in the US, so that may limit what I can get hold of (I believe the Epson 1430 is not available outside the US anymore).


I’m looking for something that will not clog, looking for inks that are archival and a driver that gives me a completely neutral consistent tone. I am not interested in toning with colour or printing in colour, and would probably print on silk/pearl finish papers, perhaps on matt. Are there good black only processes nowadays that use more than one nozzle for less grainy results?


Could you comment on basic/reliable/cheap to run set ups that nevertheless deliver wide gamut excellent B&W?


cheers,


Robert