I think no one replied because no one could replicate the problem.
However, it is reported that Flash has a lot of trouble with players, especially when multiple players appear on a page. IE7 also has its own bugs...
So you did the right thing going with Firefox.
where's the play button? I can download but not play sample first. Sometimes it's there, most of the time it's not. In other words, how do I audition the sample before downloading it? Is this an Active X issue? What am I missing?