Alpine car stereo's are the best in the United States. They are the top of the line and you will not get any better than them. They do not skip and can read just about anything you put in them.
I had that cd player and it was the best one I ever owned. It never skipped unless the cd was in really bad shape and it would never overheat. I highly reccomend that cd player because it is the top of the line. No body can compare to that cd player.
I have the Alpine 7822 actully and at first i loved it (coming from a stock mitsubishi galant sterio) but then I had problems with it such as one of the front speakers blew and it keep fading in and out. I had to take it abck to the shop to get it repaired several times.