Digital BW, The Print

Another year goes by: more printers, new inks, more 3rd party inks,
newer RIPs, new papers, new Photoshop-Aperture-Lightroom, new
calibrators, and of course, lots of new ideas from the steadfast
contributors, and occasional lurker.  And here I am [admittedly a
lurker] wracking my brain trying to decide just how much more effort I
wish to put into perfecting a print, using not so very new technology
[epson2400,cs2,eye-one] what with paper-printer-ink profiles, and
after, of course, the myriad of options in Photoshop already decided
on a profiled monitor.  I examine the output and am satisfied, or not,
and is it like the last one I printed, or shouldn’t it really not be
so exactly the same.  But I like it, and I could stand behind it, and
I could change it if someone tells me that it is not just so...  
How’s that for a happy new year?
Thanks to everyone for your input and lively discussions.  I’m just as
confused as ever, but I know that the journey continues to be an
intriguing one, and I will count on you to make good choices and warn
me of the pitfalls.  
I study, I learn, I try to make art, and when I think I know enough,
I’ll teach.  
Good health, namasté, zai gezunt.