No loyalties whatsoever. If I like a particular razor, I like it, be it a straight, a DE, a cartridge, or any of them.
To be honest, the most enjoyable part of a straight to me is the honing process. It is thanks to members here (and some former members) after I had bought my first straight, and went looking, only to find the straightrazorplace yahoo group. (This site wasn't up in those days, but is MUCH easier to find) Sometimes it can be frustrating as well, but there is a certain satisfaction in taking an Ebay POS and breathing new life into it, and finally that first silky smooth shave with it, knowing full well that the last time that may have happened could have been before even my grandfather was born, in some cases. After that, I'll shave with it for awhile, or a new (to me) DE I've acquired or tinkered with, or if I have one, I'll pick up another straight, and repeat the process with that one.
Do I shave with them every day? of course not, but WOW, that first shave when the thing first comes in.....
That's the stuff.
John P.