I seem to remember that the Lee Valley stones are narutaki hones.
I have both, and trust me the narutaki doesn't come close. not even remotely.
My narutaki has its uses, as I use it as a coarse hone (~6000 ish) before going to the Nakayama.
But by itself, the Narutaki is not able to produce shaveready edges.
They may be cheaper (and the lee valley hones are not top grade narutaki either), but 100$ for something that is no good for its intended purpose (finishing) is wasted money.
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