As the owner of a brand new Clarion DXZ 545 MP, I'm more than a little
annoyed that the thing skips when playing MP3 CDR's. Worse, it will
quit playing altogether for a couple of seconds, then resume, and even
worse, it scratches and vleeps from time to time. Nearly took out my
tweeters the last time, not to mention my ears.

There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it.  It does it intermitantly
on any MP3 CD I play, other times it plays fine for hours.  I know the
CD's are good - I use a variety of brands, all burned on a G4 at 12X,
and they all check out fine on other machines.

So, my question is:  Has this happened to anyone else?   Obviously the
unit is going back, but if it's a common problem that indicates a
design or manufacturing fault, then I won't get it replaced, I'll just
get my money back.

All help appreciated here.

TIA

polar bear