DVD Audio Extractor is, in my experience, great software and definitely worth the money. It's accessible, does exactly what it says on the tin and does it well. If you were looking to save some money, I'm sure you could put something together using freeware like FFmpeg or other less user-friendly tools, but DVD Audio Extractor ties it all together in a convenient, easy-to-use package.
As for alternative, similar applications, I honestly haven't tried any, but nor have I felt the need to so make of that what you will. The only feature I wish DVD Audio Extractor had was the ability to name and tag individual titles, which would come in useful when ripping box sets, but it's no great hardship using something like Mp3tag to get the job done afterwards. There is a fully-functional 30-day trial of DVD AE available, so give it a spin and see what you think. -- James Scholes http://twitter.com/JamesScholes To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org