Digital BW, The Print

My first post here, though I've learned a lot, lurking.

I've been using Epson Enhanced Matte on a 2200 for 2 years. In fact, it's 
the only paper I've ever used. Most of my work is color, but I do print BW 
from time to time and some limited testing with QTR makes me think I'll be 
buying that and printing more BW going forward.

I feel like I'm on the downhill side of the learning curve so I'm ready to 
spend a bit more for paper than I have on the EEM. I was never completely 
happy with EEM, but it worked reasonably well. At this point I want to at 
least achieve same image quality as with EEM or, better still, exceed it. 
At the same time, I'd like to feel more assurance that the prints will be 
as permanent as the current state of the art allows.

After much reading I've developed a very short list of possibilities and 
have played a bit with one of those so far: Moab Entrada Natural. The 
warmish color put me off a bit at first, but the prints made using Moab's 
canned profile are quite nice. I'm at the point of having a custom profile 
made for this paper and just want to get some feedback on alternatives 
before committing. I should say I'm no paper junkie. If at all possible I 
want to find one something that works and stick with it.

I've read some good things about Hahnemuhle Rag, Premier Hot Press, Epson 
Ultrasmooth, Museum Digital and the Moab. The HR is expensive for a guy 
that's still throwing away more prints than not and the flaking issue 
sounds irritating. The EU sounds great, but I have no interest in cutting 
paper from rolls. The PHP is "identical" to EU according to some and it 
sounds like a good paper. Inkjetart claims Museum Digital is identical to 
EU as well.

So, as subjective as I know all this is, I'm looking for help in narrowing 
the list. I'm not averse to testing myself, but it seems that in order to 
do so I'd have to purchase the papers and have profiles made. This is more 
work and expense than I'd like. I'm a bit apprehensive asking such a 
subjective question, but I've read enough here to know that I'll have a 
chance of beating some of this learning curve with your help. Is anyone 
here willing to share their good or bad experiences with papers on my list? 
Or, gulp, is there a paper I haven't considered, but should?

Michael