What audio format is best to encode my CDs?

Its a tough question for me to answer because I want something better then a mp3 but not as much as a .wave file, get my drift?
So out of the 5 options of AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, WAV, do most people like to use when its played on a pretty good audio system like my home threater.
Id like to find something with more quality then the mp3 but not such a big file size as the .wav format. Also I really dont like the apply only formats b/c I play most of my music through WMP11.

MP3 VBR at 192, hands down for me - I have a program that gets beats per minute and I use it to make workout lists.
+b/c I play most of my music through WMP11+
My advice is to stay away from any Apple codec, in that case.

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