If you are looking for an earphone set that is reference like, with top analyticity, presenting the music layer by layer, and in an absolutely balanced, though sterile, way, then the EM5813 is not for you. However, if you want a set through which you will enjoy music in an accurate, detailed, balanced, and, most of all, alive and engaging way, then you should buy the EM5813 without a second thought. Not only it is of very high quality, which is to be expected from a Cardas product, but it also has an impressive performance; this is not a small feat, given that EM5813 is Cardas’s first attempt. Buy a set, and you will find yourself having it in your ears all the time.