I heard alot of conterversity (sp?), and I was wondering, what is the best audio player?

I heard Music Match rocks, Real sucks, Windows Player is out of the question, etc.

I just was wondering what you all use. I only tried trial versions, so it isn't as much as the full versions.

I don't need the ram-hogging visual effects, like Windows has, but I need basically a ripper, player of many formats, a burner (if possible), and not one spotted with spyware...

Go speak your word, and Thanks in advance...