Rich, I'm not sure what you mean by "low spec," could you please clarify that.
I don't know much about making razors, but it seems to me like the steel is top notch, the workers are highly trained, the heat-treating process/location was carefully selected, and all of these elements were selected to work together (TZ posted about the steel, quenching, and heat treatment in the post that got moved).
Sure they look pretty plain, but then again so do many Livi regrinds...