wow, i wouldnt' have expected so much approbation :D thx for your answers, guys.
Uberhones, such as the 12k-30k ones are nice-to-haves, i take it then.
Nice to ahve, but I seriously don't want to shell out even MORE money for straight razor shaving than I already had so far, so I'll do without em.
Maybe one day, Razor stuff acquisition disorder will finally catch up with me. maybe.