Skips with CDR's

Why isn't this a problem with other players I have used? Is it a matter of being too sensitive or not powerful enough? Is the laser dirty? If so how do I clean it? Is it the nature of Cary or other higher end players? I realize the problem with the cd's and admit to that, but I never had this with other units and am trying to figure out as to what the difference is. I have checked other threads and it sounds like it may not be expensive to purchase anew laser and install it myself. I will look into that too.
Thanks
jeff

Stop touching that laser trying to clean it! You're going to ruin it! From my experience, most high-endish CDP's are picky about (a).CD-r's in general and (b). dirty disks. If the problem continues, sell it and get a Universal player that plays all formats without a hiccup (McCormack, for ex)

If that's normal, I am ok with that. I just want to know if there is something wrong with my unit. If I do sell it I want to know that it is working properly.
Thanks
Jeff

No I think it is normal, so I would just re-burn the disc's and keep the new copy pristine.

Skipping is really all about "error correction" done on-the-fly by the units proccessors.
Some high-end units use different ways to do error correction. And even the result of a real glitch in a CD datastream may cause some players to 'mute' and some to squeeze out some noise with the hope you don't notice it isn't the 'right' sound.
Guessing, I would hazard to say the highend players assume the discs will be pristine, and are geared to sonic perfection, and correctness,(in the decoding, as that proccessing has to be done in 'real time' and what the maker of the machine wants to focus on) rather than just spit out 'whatever' to make up for scratched CDs.