As some of you guys may be aware, my Teac VRDS T1 has recently been in for repair due to skipping on the first three or four tracks of some CDs. After a repair (new laser) and return to the shop because it was just as bad as before the repair and then a new motor (due to possible motor spindle wear) I was invited to hear the stunning results of these two repairs at the HiFi shop place thingy. Result?..... Still shagged!!! The funny thing is it was only my CDs that skipped. Test ones used in the shop after the first repair played fine. The engineer that fixed the machine mentioned that the CD I left as the worst skipper (Gladiator soundtrack) looked a bit worn and dirty on very close inspection. Now, Darren at Loud and Clear in Glasgow suggested giving the CD a clean. He took it upstairs gave it a spin on the Discdoctor CD cleaning gadget thingy, brought if back down stairs and hey presto no more skipping. Another aparently spotless CD I brought along was all over the place. Again after cleaning, no more skipping. Anyway, I took the Teac home, bunged in a few CDs and listened to the glorious sound of more skipping on many of my CDs. Luckily Darren had talked me into buying a CD cleaning gadget (only £10) and after a quick spin no more skipping on 99% of CDs after cleaning. But the funy thing is thay all played fine on my crappy £80 Reoc DVD player when the Teac wouldn't even get past 10 secs. Weird! It seems that in general the Teac Transport is very sensitive to any kind of dirt, grime, anything, even stuff whick looks invisible to the human eye. Well, at least I've got a new laser and motor which should extend the life of my transport. Has anyone else had these kind of problems with CD players and CDs they may have owned for a while and never cleaned? Dex