Betron YSM1000 in Ear Headphones Wired Earphones with Mic Microphone Volume Control Stereo Ear Buds Deep Bass Case 3.5mm Jack

04.25.25Very good earbuds. No, they are NOT noise cancelling, and they don't state that they are. They fit the ear well, do not slip out during exercise. The cord is very durable/flexible (not stiff or rigid). The cord length is fine for my use, small sandisk mps3 player clipped onto waist band of gym shorts or gym pants.I've used a couple different models of the Betron brand earbuds and all were of great sound and quality. I still use on occasion my old (1970's) AKG headphones for listening to vinyl and these Betron earbuds are very good comparatively.gvm

Let's start with everybody's taste is different. My source music is often from analog tape to CD (AAD format) so the quality and sound will be much different than more modern music from recent years. So having said that, I believe the bass is much more Dynamic and clear than similar priced headphones. Highs and mid-range sound good too even though the style of music I listen to can often reveal the tape Source sound. These headphones do not reveal as much of the tape source as others. Comes with the standard interchangeable earbuds for different size ears and a small carrying pouch. Standard volume buttons, track selection, pause, mute, microphone so no new innovations or surprises. So overall I'm very satisfied with these headphones. The cons are the wire seems rather flimsy and delicate and I can only imagine that they are going to pull out of the plug in the headphone piece itself. This hasn't happened yet it just seems flimsier than other headphones. I'm a bit hard on headphones and the wire usually breaks for me around the 3.5 mm Jack and I have a hard time getting headphones to last for a month to a year. Wireless, which these are not, break on me even faster so I don't wish to invest a lot of money in headphones. These headphones seem a good value for the money I just hope I can make them last a little longer than normal.

After spending some time listening to these headphones, I can honestly say that I am impressed.Build Quality 4/5.The YSM1000 model headphones from Betron are built solid. All metal ear piece, “Y” connection, and full metal plug with plating. The cord design allows twisting but not knotting; unlike many others that I have with a flat cord design. These claim to be Noise isolating headphones and, if fit properly, will isolate most exterior noises from your listening environment. The cord length overall is just a bit short for how I personally wear my phone/MP3 player however, for my friends, kids, wife, or if wearing this on an armband during a workout, the cord length is just right.Cord noise—for noise isolating headphones, there is none. For a $18 set of headphones, this is outstanding. I have a much higher priced pair of noise isolation headphones that have not been able to pull this off.Sound Quality 4/5The YSM1000 model is advertised as “Heavy Deep Bass…” headphones. With 11mm Drivers, I would have expected a better bass response than they delivered from a flat EQ Setting. Unfortunately, these sounded very muddy on the low end at first.Once adjusted with an EQ however, these headphones began to show their true colors; crystal clear highs, warm vocals, and finally, solid, if not too much bass. Yes, these did begin to live up to the advertised “Heavy Deep Bass…” as advertised. Just understand that you will have to adjust your settings to bring out the true quality of these headphones.Head to Head ComparisonVs—Skull Candy Smokin Bud 2 HeadphonesThe Skull candy’s have been my go to headphones for the past 3 years. Crystal clear highs, deep punchy bass, warm vocals. Basically these are my reference for anything that I use on my phone or MP3 player. I found that after listening to the YSM1000 for about a week, I was genuinely impressed. These were just as good, if not better than my Skull Candy’s. Bonus to the YSM1000—they do not knot up like my Skull Candys’ seem to do anytime I set them down, or in my bag.While the Skull Candy's produce a much tighter bass response, the Betrons seem to produce a deeper, more resonant bass response. Both handled vocals extremely well however, the Betrons seemed to have a much warmer tone than the skull candys. As for the highs (treble), the Betron YSM1000 smoked my skull candys; that was very suprising. These open up the high end like I have not heard in a set of headphones in this price-point before.Vs--Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor HeadphonesYes, I put them up against a set of reference headphones. No, they are not that good but, I did not expect them to be. However, it did give me a chance to see how far I could tune them sonically for the best quality reproduction. First, The ATH-M40x are 100% dead neutral headphones; the only thing you hear through them is what the source is putting out, no extra bass, or anything fancy. Just straight music. When comparing the Betrons against the ATHs, I had to make quite a few adjustments on the mixing board to bring as close as possible to reproducing a dead neutral sound.Take AwayFor a budget set of headphones, these are designed and sound quite well. And, after fussing with them on the mixing board to bring them as close to dead neutral as possible, I can back up the claim that they are actually engineered to produce more bass in the 31-150hz range than my Skull candys. While they will never be used as reference hadphones, they can be adjusted to bring out the best in almost any music that you like, whether that is a tight kickdrum of rock and roll, or the sonic thump of pop/rap, or even the warm notes of an acoustical guitar.FULL DISCOSURE:All headsets were tested on both a Samsung Galaxy S5 running Power Amp as the MP3 player; as well as a Toshiba Satellite 17D Laptop running Sony Sound Forge; All EQ Settings were set for full flat--dead neutral to start and then adjusted to personal presets to account for preferred listening style. EQs were then reset to dead neutral and band by band adjustments were made until optimal settings for each band was reached. Preamp was kept at dead neutral for all testing.Songs/Artist used to compare sound quality:Dream Theatre-Greatest Hit (….and 21 other really great songs)Pink Floyd—The WallBruno Marrs—24K Magic, Uptown FunkBlack Veil Brides—Wretched and Divine (The Story of the Wild ones)The Eagles—Hell Freezes OverMidnight Syndicate—The Gates of Delirium

Decent sound at a reasonable price.