Digital BW, The Print

Hi all,

Encouraged by your feedback I went out to buy the Epson 9500. But 
alas... it was already sold :-(

I've been looking further around and spotted a 9600 (no doubt a very 
good printer, but they ask too much). I found a 9000 as well. All 
comments given on the maintenance need on the 9500 apply here as well 
of course. So I am rather cautious...

But apart from that, is this "antique" type of printer (6 inks, fixed 
10 pl droplets) able to create high quality B&W prints? I expect that 
a 4K+ inkset is a no-go for this printer. But would a 
Carbon/Eboni/Cone-6 give top-notch results? I am willing to give up 
the toning/glossy capabilities of 4K+, but I am not pepared to settle 
with substandard print quality. Then I'd rather look around further 
for another 9500 or a cheaper 9600. 

Joost