Digital BW, The Print

Depends on what you mean by "affordable".

The 3000 will do A2, but has a much larger dot size than the 1160.  
You'd need to run the Cone Piezography system with it to avoid 
visible dots, but that adds to the cost.  The quality would be 
excellent, though, and I think it would be your most affordable 
quality option.

Next up would be the Epson 7000, whcih goes up to 24" wide.  That too 
will run Piezo - indeed, it is the printer of choice for Piezo Pro24 
(I run one).  but that's a shed load of dosh relative to the 1160.
--
Quentin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Bernie Ess" 
<albatros.bee@w...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> is there actually an "affordable" Epson Printer that has about the 
same
> quality as - lets say - an 1160 but goes up to A2? A3 is nice but 
12x17
> photos at the wall look much more tiny and small than on the table 
in front
> of you ... The 7000 series makes bigger prints and is way too 
expensive for
> me.
> 
> Greetings Bernhard