Digital BW, The Print

IMO this kind of discussion *usually* revolves around failure to cause
one medium to emulate another medium...an iffy pursuit, given that
silver paper is still available.

But inkjet prints are not silver paper, need not look like silver
paper. That appears currently not to be their forte. The pursuit of
silver paper characteristics is worthwhile and important, but it's
peripheral to the medium, like a watercolorist trying to emulate an
etching. 

Each is a different medium, each deserving respect independently. 

IMO inkjet prints readily look better than virtually all Ciba and most
Ektacolor (except for digitally enlarged or laser enlarged Ektacolor),
using Ciba and Ektacolor frames of reference. It's said that Epson has
long had this comparison in mind, only recently thinking about
comparisons to silver paper.