Raymond,
For the little amount of info I read here, I would say you may like better the glossy papers from Hahnemühle. They have a broad range. (almost) All of them are excellent papers. You only have to check which one you like the most, and if you can live with OBA papers or not.
I do work mostly with HM silk baryta (= Ilford gallery fiber silk, canson baryta photographique, etc....). It´s a low-content OBA paper that can satisfy most of the people who worked in the darkroom. It´s also the most affordable of the high-quality papers.
My second choice nowadays is the new HM baryta satin. Quite warm paper, nice price, very smooth surface, not a matte papper but dimmed gloss. No OBA.
Rag Baryta is the most expensive. I also use it sometimes. Very glossy for this kind of paper (but nothing RC like). The surface, although smooth, is more textured, especially visible in small prints. It´s less warm than the baryta satin, but more than its Canson direct competitor (Platine Fibre Rag).
Rag Pearl is also a very nice option without OBA. With OBA is the Fine Art Pear and the Fine Art Baryta, both cold bright- white, but some will find there a wow! because its brightness. Last (and least...), "Baryta FB", has a weird magenta tone and very high OBA content and its a no-go for many (including me).
If I want more glossy, almost RC like but without exaggeration, then I go for the Harman by Hahnemühle Glossy Baryta. With OBA, but nice for some lanscapes or motives that need a bit of pop effect.
I do also like the matte HM Rag, but only for certain pictures.
I still have to find a picture that benefits from a highly textured paper like german etching. Not my taste. I guess it´s more for people that come from other art discipines than for those coming from darkroom.
Santi
