Digital BW, The Print

I'm a poker...I like to look under rocks & over hills.  This gets me 
into trouble with Photoshop and printing with the MIS VM inks because 
there's so many ways to influence the colors...and get lost along the 
way.

For me, right now, I find that my Canon G2 Digital files are best 
printed with Epson Driver RGB mode with, or without Roark Curves 
(using the 1280 warm curve set on a 1270 Printer, PC platform, Photo 
Paper setting, Eclipsebrightcube Softwhite paper).  If there are 
curves I often need to lighten the blacks a bit, they are blocking up 
compared to non-curve applied print

My DuoScan images are printing better with Epson driver from a CMYK 
file and no curves at all.  Manipulate channel individually via 
curves dialog if needed.

Would like to understand more about what I'm doing...will have to go 
back and do some re-reading in hopes of a clearer question.

FWIW-Sincerely,
Cleavis