Preview in finder?

I am importing audio clips into Final Cut. like this- Right clicking on audio bin selecting >import. finding audio clip and then having to import before i can listen to the clip. is there a way i can preview clips before importing. it seems like this was possible when i had Final Cut 1.2 and OS 9.0.1
G4 Dual 533Mhz, 1.5ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) FCP 4, Pioneer D111 SuperDrive

Yes that does work when I open the finder. But, when I am in the browser and right click on my Audio Bin select >import file ... the Finder window opens. i enter a term into the search window click >return, find the audio file what i want and highlight it but, i can not preview it. Clicking >more info does nothing? Is it necessary to search and preview in the finder to find the needed file before importing?
G4 Dual 533Mhz, 1.5ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8) FCP 4, Pioneer D111 SuperDrive

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