Rock Hard Felt Wheels

[BPalv]

I have only peeked down the rabbit hole of honing and use an extra leather wheel with 1µ diamonds followed by a hanging strop. I believe the key to increased sharpness is using progressively lighter pressure as you move along each step. With my final diamond hone I exert not much more than the knife's weight. Since I do not have a means of accurately testing this theory other's opinions are welcome.

As of late I have been able to match Vadim's efforts on one steel (Wusthof classic 55).  I was able to achieve this edge consistently, by following similar procedures.  So to start with, you don't need to follow his procedures exactly to achieve his results.  I will say, to achieve these results I did indeed use extremely light pressure on the hone, only the pressure of the knife.
I was able to get the knife to 60 with the Tormek paste, It didn't drop to 55 until after I honed it on 1 micron diamonds... ever so lightly.
I could post my procedure but the key take away is that this edge was achieved using a slightly different technique.  As John had mentioned, a light touch is critical, let the abrasive finish for you.