I received this radio/cd player in Dec, by Jan it would occasionally skip while playing a CD. By March the CD player couldn't play for more than a few min w/o skipping. I exchanged this unit for another exactly like it and it is already occasionally skipping. Therefore, I will be returning this unit too. I think the radio and the clock work fine. I use the CD player for about an hour every day and it's more than this unit can handle.