rmani, you're getting all the right stuff in the responses. You're east coast, and there's lots of pros and other members able to turn those Dovos into a wonderful shaver. Being that you're new to the art, I would suggest having a known pro do your edges - so that variable is removed from your mind. That leaves only technique. Some time reading on first shaves, beard prep, lather - and especially stropping (see gssixgun's 3/11 tips for beginners). As a new guy, my stropping would trash the best of edges - and more than a few strops. sixgunner's suggestion in that thread to lay the strop on a hard, flat surface - and afdavis' vid (in sixgun's thread and also linked on the srp home pg) about the all-important 'flip' on the end of a stropping stroke will save money and blood.

After you get a feel for what a good edge is like, there are others that hone for just the cost of shipping the razor back to you. Another of sixgun's threads describe how a new guy needs edge work frequently when starting, and as your stropping and shave technique improves, the time between honings will typically double.

FWIW, my first str8 shave was also w/ a Dovo w/ a factory edge. I'm called pinklather for a reason. 8 wks later, that same razor was giving wonderful shaves - mostly from having learned more about how to shave. If it sounds embarassing to hear about 'learning to shave' - remember - King Gillette (his real name) has had about 90 yrs of marketing to remove the need to learn the skills any barber used to know. Being from the last ice age, I learned on a DE. What I learned was at best - how not to bleed. I learned nothing about beard prep, lay of the beard, etc. 3yrs back, the best I could do w/ a disposable was to mow off the tops of shave bumps and clean up the blood. Now the shave bumps are gone, my shaves amaze the lovely bride, and I LOVE a good shave. Yup, there's some learning. The payoffs are quite real.