QTR-Quadtone RIP

The question seems premature: Will we need a RIP for BW with the new printers?   We have 
no idea how the new printers compare with QTR (& IP) on older machines. 

On PSNews,  Jeff Shewe compared the 2400 to the 2200 with the Epson driver that nobody 
uses!  

I wish someone would print some test images with one of the new printers & compare 
dMax, highlight detail, & overall/subjective print quality to the same images printed with 
QTR (& IP) on 2200 & 4000/7600/9600.  Then I'd know whether or not I should spend $2K 
on a new printer!