ok I started out with a 6/8 DOVO and thought it was the greatest thing in the world, This week a friend lended me a W&B Chopper and a W&B Spike point . I like them both, the heavy chopper was quiet and seemed to cut through my beard really nice, I thought this is it, then I tried the spike point that has a smile blade and that worked really good too, The spike made some noise but not as much as the DOVO. After using these razors I thought I would not like the DOVO anymore but when I used it tonight I really like it too. I ended up shaving with 3 different razors tonight, putting one down , picking up the other , One in each hand shaving the left side of my face with the chopper , then right side with the DOVO. This is crazy , and no nicks yet. Im worried that when I finnally do nick myself it's going to be bad. It seemed to me with the heavy chopper being so quiet I really had to pay attention to what I was doing, I am used to hearing the sound the DOVO blade makes and I kinda know whats going on.