Digital BW, The Print

I've been out of the loop for a while, just wondering if there has
been any improvement on the dye ink front. I know what Claria can do,
and somewhat familiar with Vivera, but what about third party dyes?
Unfortunately Claria is not available in large format sizes that would
make it more economical, and Vivera has too much metamerism for my tastes.

My first concern is the office printer I just bought, but office and
art both need to try and meet some minimum standards for longevity. I
really don't want to have to resort to pigment inks in the office
printer unless I absolutely have to since there are a few types of
papers that do not work well with the pigment inks, and I really want
to be able to use those papers. Also the cleaning and upkeep on an all
in one printer is just plain too hard for the pigments, getting back
to clean the wiper can be an all day thing. On the flip side I can't
afford to use the printer like I need to use it if I use the tiny
little Claria carts, so a bottle system is in order.

I assume from the lack of discussion that there really hasn't been
much ground made on the dye ink longevity front, so I probably haven't
missed anything. Just thought I would check to make sure. Especially
when I see that MIS has the D2 dyes that sell for twice the price of
the Image Specialists dyes, I have to question why the expense since
both probably fade in a very short time on matte papers.

The last time I looked at the Lyson monochrome set, they had so much
metamerism that I had to laugh, so pretty much anything they offer is
out unless someone has a really strong recommendation.

My first priority is color inks (6 colors) and next would be a
monochrome version if a suitable base could be found. Color is just
easier to deal with to start ssince that is what the printer is set to
use so I can get multiple duties while testing.