I had a CD1 that also skipped. Had to send to back to the factory twice before they fixed it. Fortunately it was under warranty. I sold it shortly after that. All in all I was not impressed with the build quality at all and would not buy another. It did sound good when it was working though. Today I use a CEC TL2 for a transport with an Audio Logic DAC. The build quality of the CEC is exceptional and the sound of the combo is in another league from my CD1. Have not heard the CD2 though. On the plus side, Audio Research's service department was very good to work with even if it took two trips to fix the problem. You should give them a call. Good luck.
