cd skipping

Laser may have gone bad, everything has shelf life. You can buy RCD-1072 laser assembly for under $40 delivered from AliExpress. 

hey thanks for responding, i bought this 7 years ago and from day one it has been skipping, i talked to others and they said more power, i needed to up grade anyway so i up graded,  does not skip with diana krall but put heavier music on , it skips  

Try a cd damping disc / mat like the link below. There are other types from other manufactures too.

Cd Damper