So I just started shaving with DE and so far I like it but I do want to try a straight someday. I was chatting with my barber the other day (he uses a straight all the time) and he reccomended the kind of straight where you put half a DE blade into it as he said this avoids all the stropping and honing and can result in a much sharper blade....

How much should I spend on an entry level SR and is my barber blowing smoke up my A%% or is he onto something?

thanks