Brian, you're using the wrong shaver.
I have a braun syncro. I love it. It gives me a near-gilette close shave with little or no irritation. i had a rotary norelco and it didn't even compare. It didn't shave as close and it caused me irritation.
This is the shaver i have. The old saying "you get what you pay for" applies to the electric shaver world too. I've tried Braun, Panasonic, and Norelco. Braun wins hands down.