ripping tools...please help

Hi people, what does everyone use for ripping audio cd's? My collection is getting quite scratched in the car. So I want to have some way of ensuring that I'll be able to have my music backed up somewhere if the originals get permenantly damaged.
I'm currently using Easy CD-DA Extractor, but the demo runs out soon. Any suggestions as to a good ripper worth investing money in, or are there good freeware rippers out there (similar to DVD Shrink in the DVD authoring world).
Any suggestions/comments appreciated, thanks! =)

 

For music use EAC( Exact Audio Copy) or Easy CD-DA Extractor m8. EAC is free.

Exact Audio Copy (EAC) v0.95 prebeta 3
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/audio_software/cd-da_extractors/exact_audio_copy.cfm

Shoey

 

musicmatch jukebox is a good freebie and feurio with the lame encoder is another good one...

 

thanks for the advice! i'll check them out