Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the two suggestions: 

1) I'll print the image "in color" and compare to Black-Only.
2) I'll reduce ink limits. Yes, sometimes fine detail in deep blacks
does get plugged up. This does not seem to be the current issue, where
various light areas are unsharp. 


 However, it seems
> to me you could test this theory by printing the image in color
using the
> Epson driver.
> 
> On the other hand, I have noticed another potential source of
reduction of
> sharpness when creating curves with QTR. If one is not careful to
limit the
> total ink load there can be an overspray or bleeding effect that
reduces the
> clarity of fine detail.  
> Tom Moore
>