Need Better Profiles for HP B9180

Hi all,
Like others, I find that my HP Photosmart Pro B9180 produces prints that are 20-30% darker than the image on my calibrated monitor. I am running CS3 on my Mac OSX Leopard system. I am trying to print on HP's Advanced Photo Glossy paper.
My color settings are along the lines of those recommended by Scott Kelby (Adobe RGB workspace and prolife; and I allow PS CS3 manage colors and not the printer).
I've experimented with other printer profiles provided by HP, but nothing delivers a good print. Has anyone found a good ICC profile that will work with this printer/paper combination?
Thanks, in advance, for any help you can offer.
Best,
Tracy S.

Ok, you caught the typo. I actually went back to his book to find the proper page citation to support my statement, until I realized you were having a bit of fun. Just so the record is clear, I have no knowledge as to whether Mr. Kelby is or is not prolife.
Anyway, on to your advice....
"You need to calibrate and profile your particular monitor, then use the resulting profile as your MONITOR PROFILE. (DEVICE DEPENDENT.)"
Did that, as I mentioned in my original post.
"Finally, your target profile has to be a specifically calibrated profile for the particular combination of paper, ink and printer. (DEVICE DEPENDENT)."
Yes, that is the essence of my message in which I am asking for assistance in locating a better ICC profile for my printer (HP B9180) and paper (HP Advanced Photo Glossy) combination. The stock ICC profile from HP is generating poor results. Short of printing off target sheets and sending out for a customized profile, I thought I would see if anyone else has tumbled to a better profile. Others have encountered a similar color and tonal shift in their prints using the same set up as me, so someone may be able to point me in the right direction.
Also, I did review the site to which you directed me. As Mr. Ballard points out:
"The problems users have with Photoshop, and color managed applications are:
1) They break the Color Management System CMS, by attempting to turn it off -- when in fact they can't!
See: Turn Color Management on And Honor my Embedded Profile, Please gballard.net
2) They have bad profiles...."
My problem is precisely the one he identifies as point (2) -- I have a bad output device profile and I wish to correct that.
Anyone out there with a good HP B9180/Advanced Photo Glossy ICC profile out there??
TS

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