I just got my Dovo Special in the mail from SRP, horay! I tried it last night without stropping, because I figure I'm gonna screw that up, and I wanted one great razor first. The shave went so-so, but the whole time it sounded like I was scraping the ice off my windshield.

My wife came to watch me, and even she said "Is it supposed to be loud?" I told her "I don't know", but I probably should have said "Only if you're doing it right."

Is this a normal thing?