Digital BW, The Print

Thank you Ken and Paul for the excellent response.  You both have cleared up many of my confusions, a lot of the reading make more sense now.  I am aware of the compatibility between carts and will purchase a whole set.

The BO prints that I made with QTR weren't terrible, but viewing up close, they are unmistakably "inkjet looking".  I wouldn't be as concerned if I am making 8x10s only.  However, I also really like making small prints.  Naturally the closer viewing distance of small prints show the roughness more.  So I am looking for a smoother approach.

I think I won't try the HP PK inks for now, since the MIS inks are just  more affordable.  Now, there are two things that caught my interest.

The easier one seems to be using eb6-YK or 3MK.  I have taken a look at Paul's 1400-YK profiles already.  Do the 3MK profiles use the same MK ink in three different slots?  The profiles that uses Y and K can be 3Y3K, 3Y1K, 1Y1K, and etc.  I saw in here (http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf) Paul uses 1Y1K.  Is there significant difference in having more slots for each density?  Is it so that the inks can be distributed slightly differently to avoid banding?

I have also just noticed the 3PK and the glop.  Is the 3PK similar to 3MK except for using the undiluted PKN inks?  Paul has mentioned about printing in two pass, the first to print and the second for the glop.  What is the significance of the glop if the UTRC glossy set doesn't have it?  

Please tell me if what I am thinking about to print both glossy and matte is feasible. Using two of the slots to print eb6-1Y1K, three to print 3PK, and fill the remaining slot with cleaning fluid (or glop).

I hope I haven't asked too many questions.  This is very exciting, but the amount of information is simply overwhelming for me.  Thank you once again for your responses.

Foon