It actually may have been my fault...the disk wasn't finalizing (tried three different brands). BUT...I think it may have been because I put the CD-R on top of my receiver...there's a line buried in the manual that says, "Warning: Always place reciever on top of CD-R!".
Do you know if my mis-positioning of components would have caused the finalizing problem (due to magnetic fields or something?). I'm not a tech-savvy guy so any ideas would be of help. Thanks!