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I've had the exact opposite experience. Might be that dementia runs in my family but I can't remember a modern T.I. that didn't shave exceptionally well :) Grinds have indeed been pretty poor but...

If you're really sure about the bevel, the problem may lie at mid or finishing stage. If the bevel set was a challenge, subsequent stages may be also.
Start again from top down & remember...

Certainly that 6 micron plate is much finer than the coarse DMT. It's the only DMT I never owned so I'll take your word for it. I'd like something like that for my KME but been using films for...

There's no doubt about the speed of diamonds but if you use a 4k equivalent DMT I wouldn't use an 8k stone to follow as those 4k scratches will be about 1k deep. That is where I found the initial...

My preference on razors that need a lot of bevel work was the Shapton Pro 320.
With slurry it's only a little slower than diamond plates & gives a less scored bevel that can be cleaned up quicker...