I shaved with a DE for around 15 years and switched to a straight about a year ago.
Takes quite a while to become accomplished with the straight but I can honestly say the shaves I now get are far-far superior than I ever got with a DE. A BBS shave now has a new meaning !
Have not touched a DE since the first time I used a straight and can now shave just as fast as I did with the DE so recently gave all my DE's away. However I prefer to take my time as I now enjoy every minute of every shave. ( never thought I would say that )