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We offer free shipping in Canada on most items when an order totals $99 or more before tax. Some exceptions apply; click here for our full shipping policy.
Estimated free shipping transit time:
- Greater Toronto Area: 1-2 business days
- Rest of Ontario: 1-3 business days
- Quebec: 2-3 business days
- Maritimes, Manitoba: 3-4 business days
- Alberta & Saskatchewan: 3-5 business days
- British Columbia: 4-6 business days
- Territories: 6-10 business days
Express options available at checkout. Orders dispatch next business day. Delivery times may be extended for remote areas.
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Find our entrance on Bay Street, near Charles Street West. We also have a pickup area in the Manulife Centre parking garage. Click here for directions. Before coming to the store, please wait for a confirmation email indicating your order is ready for pickup.
⚠️ No Returns on Headphones Once Opened
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For hygienic reasons, there are no returns on headphones and earphones once opened.
All in-stock headphones are available for personal demonstration in-store. We encourage you to try before buying to ensure satisfactory sound, fit, and functionality.
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If an item is defective upon receipt, please notify us within 30 days of purchase so we can arrange an exchange. For issues following 30 days, we will work with you and the manufacturer within the scope of each brand’s warranty and service policies.
Description
Reference
2DD + 3BA In-Ear Monitors
Targeted neutrality.
The CrinEar Reference is a purpose-built in-ear monitor engineered to achieve extreme tonal accuracy. Developed through bleeding-edge acoustic research, the Reference is designed to be the world’s flattest-measuring IEMs available*, prioritizing transparency, linearity, and repeatable accuracy.
* Based on adherence to population-averaged diffuse field response (JM-1) with a -1dB/octave tilt, measured on ITU-T P.57 Type 4.3 standard equipment.
Perceptual Flatness
While the Reference is engineered to achieve objective neutrality on paper, its tuning is further refined to deliver true perceptual flatness. Recognising the inherent differences between in-ear listening and far-field speaker systems, a subtle ~2 dB low-frequency lift is applied to restore a sense of physicality often associated with high-end studio monitors in treated rooms. This careful adjustment bridges the gap between measurement accuracy and real-world listening, ensuring the Reference not only measures flat; but sounds naturally balanced and lifelike in practice.
Studio-Inspired Tuning
The CrinEar Reference is engineered as a true monitoring tool, delivering realistic, true-to-source playback for critical listening and mix evaluation. Providing reliable tonal balance, precise midrange clarity, and controlled low-frequency response, the Reference aims to be your portable studio monitor, allowing mixes to translate with confidence beyond any room.
HODWS Architecture
Bass frequencies are handled by a custom-built system utilising twin 10mm dynamic drivers, arranged in a horizontally-opposed configuration. This Horizontally-Opposed Dual Woofer System (HODWS) allows the two woofers to share their mechanical load, resulting in:
- Reduced stress in each diaphragm
- Improved bass linearity and control
- Improved power efficiency
- Stronger and tighter bass response
..ultimately ensuring realistic bass response out of a flat tuning. Because "flat bass" shouldn’t mean "no bass".
Sonion & Knowles BA Drivers
Midrange and high frequencies are reproduced by a carefully-constructed array of twin Sonion midrange drivers and a single Knowles supertweeter. Every driver is hand-selected to achieve our stringent tuning goals, and subsequently designed with the most efficient crossover network possible.
All of the Reference’s drivers are housed in a full aluminium metal shell, precision-machined using a 5-axis CNC process. The contoured pseudo-custom geometry provides high structural rigidity to suppress enclosure resonance, durability capable of enduring professional use, and a secure, comfortable fit optimized for extended sessions.
Premium Modular Cable
A premium detachable cable is included, featuring an interchangeable termination system. 3.5mm single-ended for universal compatibility. 4.4mm balanced for lower crosstalk and improved channel separation with compatible devices. Enjoy flexibility across portable and desktop sources, consumer and professional, without sacrificing signal quality.
Included Accessories
- Leatherette zip case
- S/M/L “Standard bore” silicone eartips
- S/M/L “Shorter bore” silicone eartips
- XS/S/M/L “Widebore” silicone eartips
- M foam eartips
- SPC cable with 3.5mm single ended and 4.4 balanced interchangeable connectors
- 1-year warranty
Specifications
Driver configuration: 2 x 10mm DD (HODWS) + 3BA
Impedance: 16Ω @1kHz
Sensitivity: 104dB/mW @1kHz
Frequency Response Range: 2Hz ~ 44,000Hz
Nozzle Width: 6.0mm (lip)
Cable Material: Silver-plated Copper
For hygienic reasons, there are no returns on earphones once opened.
All our earphones are available for personal demonstration in-store. We encourage you to try before buying to ensure satisfactory sound, fit, and functionality.
If an item is defective upon receipt, please notify us within 30 days of purchase so we can arrange an exchange. For issues following 30 days, we will work with you and the manufacturer within the scope of each brand’s warranty and service policies.
Specs
Dimensions
About CrinEar
Warranty
CrinEar offers a 1-year warranty on all manufacturing defects for:
- In-Ear Monitors
- Protocol Max
CrinEar offers a 3-month warranty on all manufacturing defects for:
- Cables and accessories, including those bundled with other products
- Protocol Micro
The CrinEar warranty policy covers any factory defects that might affect the proper functionality of your purchase.
It does not cover any man-made damage due to human error, negligence, wear-and-tear, water exposure, theft, etc.
Outside of the first 30 days, customers are responsible for the cost of shipping or bringing the product back to Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto for analysis if required. For products deemed eligible under warranty, Bay Bloor Radio will cover the repair/replacement costs, along with return shipping costs within Canada back to the buyer.
Please note that Bay Bloor Radio is authorized to handle Canadian warranty claims only for purchases made from Bay Bloor Radio. For products purchased elsewhere or internationally, please contact your original point of purchase.
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