You know it is like anything I guess.......I started out with a Dovo just under $200 razor thinking if I dislike or not have an affinity for this I could sell it and recoup some monies. That said, I had yet to find this site, look at alot of the recommendations or I would have started out with a RA as my first. I now have 2 RA's which really and honestly, my 5/8 with black plastic scales (the cheapest one of the RA's) is really my most consistent razor due to the ease of keeping an edge on this particular razor. Best $103 I have spent.

Congrats and enjoy!