Digital BW, The Print

If I were worried about the "5 grand" I would want to see for myself rather
than ask another's opinion.

(I think my Krell power amps and Theta Digital cd player are worth the money
but would you agree?  Only a listening test by you yourself can help you
make that decision.)


> From: john dean <deanwork2003@...>

> 
> Yea John I share your interest. It is time we started getting these
> ultrachrome comparison tests on all the printers with QTR.
> 
> The only one I know of who has commented on this is Roy. He said
> something like you "should" get better tonality from the K3 with QTR
> vs the K2 with QTR but that he didn't really notice much difference.
> But these were first tests and not really in depth comparisons. He can
> speak for himself, he is the best one to evaluate these perceiveable
> differences since he designed the software. We'll see. I would
> certainly like to know before I shell out another 5 grand for a new
> machine! If this is a minimal improvement to hell with it. I don't do
> much glossy work.
> 
> You would think that the added L.L. grey would improve the very light
> values out of greayscale but since QTR and UC uses light cyan and
> light magenta up there it could very well be that we'll hardly see any
> change at all. 
> 
> Does anyone know for sure....That is a big question for anyone using
> this approach.
> 
> John