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Even Though The FWR 55 is a sleek machine there is one problem in playing mp3's; there is up to a seven second gap between songs. I burned two cd-r formats (ISO 9660 and Joilet) and both experienced the same problem...the seven second gap between songs. I called Philips for product support and they were worthless. They couldn't give me a valid reason for the gaps. Then they wanted to charge me for a tech support call.
I own a couple of other mp3 component players and neither have the seven second gap when playing the mp3's.
I do think the WOOX technology is great, however, for the price of this unit and the lack of support from Philips, I could not recommend this.

I have owned this system for almost atwo years now and haven't had any problems yet. I think that it's a really good system that gets complimented often. The WOOX technology is great espcially with the surround sound. All CDs, burned music CDs (both CD-R and CD-RW) and store purchased CDs work fine. Playing mp3s are a little annoying because it prompts you to play the disc (yes or no)and there is a longer duration between tracks. However, this is to be expected because the system has some digital capabilites, but it is not a completely digital platform.

If one is looking for a all-in-one mini stereo system without the hassle of purchasing and fitting extra components, then this is a good choice.

I bought this system for obvious reasons, compile CD-R with songs of my own CD collection, but to my surprise the system didn't work!

First of all some of my commercially bought CD's wouldn't play, it just showed the "UNFINALIZED DISC" message , and the MP3 encoded CD-R's played fairly since it took a long time to change tracks, the sound quality is OK.