I have been very dissatisfied with darkroom FB paper changes. Perhaps due to removal of cadmium, new ones just don't look as nice as those from past decades. Also, matte darkroom papers were never able to produce a real black, and in recent years the glossy ones have become too glossy. Reportedly this is because the single remaining supplier (Schoeller) only offers one baryta base material to photo manufacturers. Whatever the cause, especially for prints not dry mounted and displayed under strictly controlled lighting conditions, I find their high surface reflectivity to be a deal breaker.
After taking the plunge into inkjet printing earlier this year with an Epson P600, I went through numerous papers from many manufacturers. In the course of those trials, Dick Phillips (he of camera design/manufacturing fame) and I exchanged many of our prints. One thing we discovered is that results differ greatly, on any given paper, depending on whether one uses a Canon (as Dick does) or Epson printer. Dye vs. pigment inks can lead to totally different looks.
My conclusion was that, for Epson inks, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth is damn near perfect. It has no distracting surface reflections, is as sharp as any glossy darkroom paper ever was and, although I don't have a reflection densitometer to validate this observation, renders deep blacks extremely well. Those lowest values might be close to density 2.0. Dick Phillips is still searching to find a replacement for the now-discontinued Red River San Gabriel V1.0 he so liked. He's more inclined toward a semi-gloss surface, and hasn't yet discovered one that pleases him.
I've no confidence in so-called soft proofing approaches. The many inkjet papers I've tried all required multiple iterations to optimize results; one could not rely on how images appeared on screen. However, with the Hahnemuhle-supplied profile selected and Epson color management turned off, only contrast/brightness adjustment were necessary for me.