I'm considering having some large sample prints (up to 24x30) made from B&W 11x14 negatives and was curious which printing method people prefer?

What kind of image quality can I expect as compared to the contact prints I produce in my darkroom, will either of these two process come close to the optical contacts prints?

I'm leaning more towards the lightjet for quality reasons but the achivability issue (60 yrs) concerns me.

Mike