It looks interesting. I use XLD (free) on my Mac Mini to rip files for bit-perfect copies. It took me a while to get used to it but after the initial confusion, it works fine. I use itunes for playback and am assuming the output is perfect. I tried using the XLD playback system for playback but it is nowhere near as user friendly as itunes.
Most of my listening through the Mac Mini is in the shuffle mode with a remote app on my iphone. I don't know if XLD has a shuffle feature or if it can be controlled with remote.