Digital BW, The Print

Today, I finally got down to seriously testing and looking at 8X10
prints made by my 2400 and comparing them to BO (Eboni Black) prints
made on my 220. I did my prints on Merlin Natural.
 My surprising confession/conclusion is that no matter how hard I try
to tweak the 2400 prints in the Advanced B&W mode, I find the 220 BO
prints more pleasing to my eye. I am in somewhat of a stunned state
regarding this. That a printer I paid $69 for can make a print that I
prefer over those made in my $700 printer shocks my sensibility.
 I am going to try some more to see if I can just get the 2400 to
match what the 220 is outputing. 
 Best to all
 Howard