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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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@atmasphere ,

The next obvious question...Do you ever/feel a need to clean your stylus?
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Your opinion is your own. I happen to strongly disagree. I should have put these (!!!!!!) 
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@atmasphere ,

All things being equal, are you saying unequivocally, that there is NO need for record cleaning at all?
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This is an interesting thread.

I just played an OP of Bob Seger "Beautiful Loser" I bought off ebay. I have cleaned it. It was eerily quiet. Still I have other lps I notice surface noise. So, I’m a little confused by the remarks by @atmasphere . I clean my records religiously. I think Ralph's "90%" is an overreach.
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