For ripping, I'm very old school. Look up CDEX and that's my ripper. WMP lost my collection too many times so a few years ago I stopped using it. It's problems outweighed anything it offered.
itunes is OK and works fine but as I don't like all in one place things I continue to keep my files safe.
Bob
Would you prefer to rip and play from i Tunes or Windows Media Player. Which is more user friendly. I do not sync with anything else.

Chowhound
Comic Vine
GameFAQs
GameSpot
Giant Bomb
TechRepublic