Why should a perfectly good cd, skip a beat ?

i had a similar problem - turns out that having the cd player between my massive ATC's was the problem. just too much energy would cause the player to skip on anything with a nice kick drum turned up too loud. put the cd player on mana stands and the problem vanished. plus it sounds better, too.

Lazarus, you mean that CD's are just as susceptible to acoustic feedback / vibrations as "junky old analogue" is ??? : ) Sean
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I don't know what you're using now, but you do have an excellent rationale to upgrade your cdp. Then, clean your cds like Sean said. Clean them after you buy your new cdp, then you can always justify the purchase and the nirvana of your new sound with NO skipping. Just an audiophool's spin on a spin. Have fun. peace, warren

P.S. WARNING, WARNING, this may lead to more than just a cdp upgrade.