IPod mini sound quality - any ideas?

I have recently purchased an iPod mini and have noticed that every now and again there is a crackling sound for about 2 seconds, sometimes longer. This always happens on the same songs, in exactly the same place. Would this be a hardware/earphone issue or could it possibly be that the CD I downloaded was scratched?
thanks

Simple - try to Rip that song from the CD again and replaces it then listen to it.

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