[Chalima]

I actually like iTunes - I havnt been able to do what I want from a music player and would be happy to hear of suggestions!

I need ALAC (can be converted if necessary), AIFF, FLAC

I need syncing (eg if I change stars (1-5) on the device, it needs to sync to master)

Need to be able to listen to and rate from either mac, PC or a mobile device

Scenario: I have my songs on my ipod and take it to work, and listen and rate songs while I'm at work. I sync, then take it home, and it syncs with my home library on my mac.

Or I listen while I am out and about and rate songs.