Problem importing songs from CD

Every time I import a CD into my iTunes, about 4 seconds into the first track the audio cuts out for a second or two. I've tried re-importing the CDs track-for-track and it still happens.
The problem does not occur when I import other audio files, only when I import directly from a CD.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Rob

Have you checked "Use error correction when reading Audio CDs"
Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Importing

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