The Rockwell 6S dodged a bullet! I've liked it since I bought it but like is not love and it just about hit the BST today. I'm a fan of milder razors for the most part but still enjoy dancing with some aggression on occasion. The Gem Micromatic will keep you on your toes sure enough. Anyway, the Rockwell seemed to get a lot of positive reviews from people I respect using the 3 and 4 range plates claiming that they shaved like the Jagger 89 or Merkur 34C. Made sense as those two are in the more forgiving range.they also stated the Rockwell was smooth. So originally I tried all plates from 2 to 6 but settled into the 4 as my go to. Well, it just wasn't winning against others and was about to find a new home but this morning it struck me to visit 6 and 6 plates again so I loaded a Polsilver and the 5 plate and wow! It was a whole new razor. Smooth and efficient. Throw the other plates out! For me, 5 is killer.