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Is it possible to have vinyl nearly noise free?

I’ve been cleaning my vinyl starting with spin clean then using Orbitrac cleaning then do a vacuum with record dr. And finally putting on gruv glide..and I still hear some ticks and pops. Is it impossible to get it nearly completely quiet? Would like to ask all the analog audiophiles out there. Please share what is the best method and sequence to clean vinyl..thx everyone.
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You are just going to drive yourself crazy trying to eliminate every single snap, crackle and pop.

Might not even be on the vinyl, not all phono stages are created equal....

I gave up worrying long ago and just enjoy.

You would not believe how many $1 records I have that received mostly a cursory first clean at best.

Listening to one right now and enjoying every groove.
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