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Exactly the same printers with exactly the same ink, paper and profile as you have said won’t print exactly the same, but who amongst us would be able to see the difference, I for one wouldn't, it’s like the child and the emperors’ new cloths..
100% correct. Another of the "let's go around in circles and beat this subject to death."
The evidence is conclusive, and we are basically regurgitating what has been written on many other forums.
A very good explanatory 20 minute video in the subject linked below. It also includes practical advice on evaluating profiles:
http://digitaldog.net/files/Not_All_Profiles_are_created_equally.mp4
Another good site with much about Printers, Printing, and Profiling is Keith Cooper's:
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/
Quotes from Keith Cooper postings on other forums (The first one validates The Hat's quote above):
In a field like colour management I always warn anyone of a perfectionist nature that the end result is getting something that looks good not some technical exercise.
"Perfection is the enemy of excellence" - an old engineering maxim that I find particularly relevant in making great looking prints and colour management.
Just sayin'
rs