I bought this player because its very hard to find something that will play mp3s *and* give you AM/FM radio. There are some times I want to jam and there are some times I want to listen to the game which requires the AM. I'm happy with the player overall, no skips or chirps in mine and it plays my CD-RW discs without complaint.The only reason for the 4 star rating is the time it takes to move from track to track. I have many mp3s that are live performances, and the tracks are meant to be played right after one another to preserve the presentation. The player takes a good 2-3 seconds after each track to start the next one, which breaks up anything that is meant to run consistently. My Sony DVD player in my stereo rack has only a millisecond of pause when playing the mp3s. I havent tested this with a regular audio CD.Overall though, great player. Use it everyday!