UPDATE:

After some back and forth with ThrowgnCpr (and a few LARGE .mp3 versions) I've finally discovered the best way to eliminate the sound of the stylus against the vinyl to the barest minimum. This has done so much that I now don't need to worry that I'm eliminating too many frequencies. The original way was not only hacking away at the trebles, but also in an effort to make the sound " loud and smooth" I was muffling the rest of what I had enough that I had to boost the frequencies in order NOT to muffle them away. It lead to some acceptable "loud and smooth" versions but when compared against the original transfers still had a specific amount of frequencies either gone or muffled.

The way I do it now is that while using Audacity 1.3.6 I select about a second and a half of the "quiet area" where there is just the lowest possible level of noise. Then I select the "Noise Removal" codec from the EFFECT > NOISE REMOVAL menu. I press the GET NOISE PROFILE button. Once that's done, the option disappears. Press CTRL+A and once you see the entire file is selected the go back to the "Noise Removal" codec from the EFFECT > NOISE REMOVAL menu. Hit the OK button and it should clean away most of the noise nicely WHILE not affecting the sound TOO much. You can then use a vinyl restoration codec to do some moderate crackle and click removal (if there's any).

I hope this is a small but brief tip that helps someone out there.