Unable to print correct color.  Ever.  I need a guru.

I have tried embedding Adobe color profile.  I have tried NOT embedding profile.  I have tried printing from Photoshop using Color Sync.  I have tried printing from Preview (using TIFF) and Adobe color controls rather than ColorSync.  No matter what I seem to do, I cannot print the color temperature I see on the screen.  Everything has a slightly marooned tint to it - away from yellow.  It's not horrible, but it is also not acceptable.
I am on a Macbook Pro, OSX 10.7.5
Photoshop CS5 (extended) 12.1

There are three things in this chain that must be aligned for prints to come out as expected.
1. The image must be in a color space that the monitor can accurately represent
2. The monitor must be calibrated to represent that color space accurately
3. The printer must be able to represent that color space accurately.
Main issues with mis-matched color can be due to:
• using a color space that is not supported by your printer
• using a color space on your printer or output device that is different than the color space of your file/editing program
• having a monitor that is seriously out of calibration.
If you are interested in good quality prints, start with the monitor since that is how you are setting up the image.
There are a number of calibration devices/ software out there. I used a Spyder 2 Pro for a while and it helped. There are also others.
Have fun.
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