JimmyHAD graciously loaned me his entire set of Shapton Pros to play with several years ago. I liked the set a lot but did not prefer it overall in comparison to the Naniwa SuperStones. However, I very much preferred the "deep cutting ability" of the Shapton Pro 1k and chose it as my goto bevel setter. I very much liked the aggressive nature of that hone in comparison to the SuperStone 1k, which I felt was too soft for a bevel setter. For that reason, my normal routine for a few years was to use the Shapton Pro 1k as a bevel setter, followed by the SuperStone 1k to "prep" the blade for progression up the rest of the SuperStone line. Because I was so happy with the Shapton Pro 1k, I put off buying the Chosera 1k for several years despite so many people praising it. I frequently used the Chosera 400, 600, and 800 for repair work but felt no need for the 1k because I was so happy with the Shapton Pro 1k. I eventually got the Chosera 1k simple to understand what everybody else was talking about, and it works great; but I'm still happy with my Shapton Pro 1k, and 1.5k, and 2k. They all make for a great bevel set.