Hi Paul When you tried the ilford papers were you using profiles? I found that I get much better results printing from profiles then not on my 2200. I printed some images a friend had printed on his 1200 and mine looked better. The catch is Epson's profiles are not that great. I use Pictorico's profiles www.pictorico.com with the Ilford papers with very good results.
Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)