Digital BW, The Print

Hey everyone;

Last year I bought I PiezoBW starter kit for my 1160. I had MANY
clogging problems with the cartridges and and I had Micro banding with
the Piezo SW. I was able to eliminate the micro banding by using the
epson driver  <error diffusion>  with Paul Rourks curves <bless Paul>.
However the intermittent / persistent clogs, much wasted ink, and the
HIGH price of the Cone inks really turned me off... to the point of
giving up.

I am now interested in giving the MIS VM inks a try with my Epson 1160. 

Questions:

Are the MIS VM inks less prone to clogging than the Cone Piezo inks?

Are the virgin refillable cartridges a viable option? Are they more
prone to clogging? Should I just get a CIS and not waste my time with
the cartridges? I would prefer to start with the cartridges so I can see
what inks are like before buying a CIS.

One thing that really impressed me about the Piezo inks where the TOTAL
lack of Matemerism and I actually did like their warm tone on EAM. Do
the MIS VM inkset also lack Matemerism in the same way?

Thanks in advance !!

-Jeff