Yoton YM03 MP3 Player Review and Comparison to Sandisk Sansa Clip devices YM-03

A great value for money fully featured MP3 player, but you're not going to get the same premium feel and experience you get with the ones that cost 2 or 3 times as much.

[@49684]

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[@bestemark]

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[@chopchung]

I find the sound quality is fine but, for some reason unknown to me, there is a random defect in that the music LITERALY slows down together with a weird "popping" sound for maybe five or six seconds before returning to normal!. This can happen maybe twice over an hour. The manual mentions "freezing" and tells you to stick a paperclip into a small hole in the housing but i'm not sure if my problem IS this mysterious "freezing". Surely if the manufacturer is already aware that "freezing" might be a problem then it should have been sorted during the design stage?.

[@geofftaylor9598]

Have the same issue with occasional random speed variations, though so far it has never frozen. I originally gave it 5 stars [from a different seller] but would now give it 4. I still think the sound quality, for the price, is exceptionally good. Incidentally, I have an older Victure version of this player [essentially the same thing but with earlier software] and this never had an issue with speed, but now suddenly randomizes the track order in some folders but not others. In both cases, files appear to be stored by the date they are uploaded, rather than by name or track number, even though when the folders are opened on my iMac, everything appears to be in the correct place and in the correct order....
You pays your money.....

[@donwestlake4109]

Does anyone find wired headphones don’t work well after a few weeks. Haven’t tried wireless ones so maybe that’s the answer

[@geofftaylor9598]

I've had no problems with wired headphones [mainly Sony MDREX650 in ears which have very lightweight cables*] and I use them for hours at a time on a daily basis. I've had 2 of the Yoton mp3 players and the equivalent Victure version over the years. Similarly, the volume output has never been an issue - always stable, with no drop-outs.
[* Heavy headphone cables and jack plugs may put too much strain on the socket, especially if any leverage is applied, but the Yoton is not designed or intended for any heavy-duty use, so that is hardly a fault of the socket]. On the other hand, I still haven't managed to sort out the randomised playback order of tracks in each folder on the SD card...
Anyone got any ideas on that?