Digital BW, The Print

I downloaded QTR today and made a number of prints with an R800.  I 
should note that I was surprised how easy it was to install and use.

My point of comparison was a print on a 1280 using UT2 inks and Paul 
Roarks cool curve.

I used the EEM cool profile.  All of the prints at various 1400 
settings (1400, 1400X1400, 1400 super) reminded me of black only prints 
on the 1280.  There is an obvious "grain" pattern to the prints; I am 
not sure if it is vertical banding that others have mentioned.  Using a 
4x loupe it is almost as if you can see white spaces between the ink 
drops.  Sorry that I can not do a better job of describing the output 
techically.

Again, as others have noted, at 2800 much too much ink is laid down.  
Cutting the ink back to -46 and printing at 2800 produced the best 
print of the lot.  Under a 4X loupe it is still a little bit "grainier" 
than the UT2 print, but at a normal viewing distance it is hard to tell 
the difference.  I want to reserve final judgment until I let the prints
set overnight.  

I want to experiment further with blending the cool and sepia tones at 
2800 with various ink densities.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I would really like to see 
profiles for a glossy Epson paper as that seems to be what the R800 
does best.

Steve