Actually, I suspect there are many RCM owners who get really pissed off that their carefully cleaned records still pop and crackle, but not many will admit it.
There again, I own many records over forty years old that have never been near a cleaning machine and seem to play as well as new, with no particular surface noise problem.
Cartridge choice can play a part. Some are more forgiving than others when it comes to surface noise emphasis.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!