MakeMKV for the rip Handbrake if you want to compress/convert for Direct Play. Xmedia Recode to convert audio to - anything you want it to be. Xmedia Recode to mux in subs in the last step. (Handbrake turns all subs it touches to ASS)
Here are the details for perfect DVD encodes:
HD - top section DVD (US) - bottom section