I love the Rocca - I was lucky to get my hands on a R96 in January 2017 and I also got a R95 in December 2017.
The Rocca is possibly the best DE razor I have used, notably when paired with a Gillette Silver Blue. I appreciate that YMMV. I find it easy to find and maintain a good shave angle. Good balance with razor, also.
I have not compared in detail v1 and v2, but my initial impression is the design and build look the same. I agree with
@Eeyore68 if it Rocca does not work for you, it may be worth selling on and trying something different. The only reason that I am not making more use of the Rocca at the moment, is that I am loving my SE shaves, unfortunately to the exclusion of DE.
I hope that you can get it working, as I feel this is going to become, if not already, a classic razor.