Developed primarily for the singer-songwriter and solo acoustic performer, the LR Baggs Synapse Personal PA System is the result of nearly four years of Baggs' most advanced engineering to date. This revolutionary approach to the portable loudspeaker isn't just visually unique -- it will fill a room and impact your audience like no other speaker can.

Learn more about the Synapse in this video by LR Baggs:

The Speaker

A radical departure from conventional loudspeakers and portable line array systems, the Synapse employs a unique, all-horn speaker design that projects a full 180 degree horizontal waveform at all frequencies, connecting both you and your audience together in the exact same sound. The system eliminates the disconnect inherent in two-way systems with a groundbreaking compression woofer that propagates sound in the same fashion as the high-frequency driver, seamlessly blending the two as if they were one cohesive source for uniformity across all frequencies. The combination of compression, the ease and intimacy created by the horns, and the ultra-wide dispersion fills the room with a dynamically rich, natural sound.

Preamplifiers

The electronics feature two channels of all-discrete preamplifiers with independent gain controls, 3-band EQ, and a custom-voiced reverb. The circuit is composed of carefully selected, top-shelf components chosen to retain the purity of the signal and deliver studio quality sound for live performance.

Power Amplifier

The… read more 500-watt Class D power amplifier is compact and lightweight, with more than enough power to propel the drivers loudly and efficiently. After an in depth blind audition of more than a dozen amplifier modules, LR Baggs unanimously fell in love with this power amplifier and then went even further by working with the manufacturer to tailor it for their purposes.

The Housing

The design of the housing is purely "form follows function". The front cover was shaped to present a full 180 degree horizontal waveform in a hemispherical pattern. Baggs then constructed a cabinet that would yield their desired frequency response and SPL, while remaining compact for easy portability. The combination of a high quality, walnut veneer plywood cabinet with a speaker baffle and an interlocking front cover made from high density, structural foam minimizes resonances to preserve fidelity of sound. read less