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bobbyg67 04-20-2021 11:28 AM
lr baggs synapse
 
anybody using this system. i see sweetwater has them discounted quite alot.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...onal-pa-system

SpruceTop 04-20-2021 03:54 PM
I bought one a couple of years ago and Love It! I paid $1799, and with the new discounted price of $1299 it's a no-brainer, and I should pick up another one! Probably, LR Baggs is bringing out a new PA model.

My LR Baggs Synapse Review

leew3 04-21-2021 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by SpruceTop (Post 6695829)
I bought one a couple of years ago and Love It! I paid $1799, and with the new discounted price of $1299 it's a no-brainer, and I should pick up another one! Probably, LR Baggs is bringing out a new PA model.

My LR Baggs Synapse Review
I'd be interested in your experience as I'd assumed they didn't sell well and thus the steep discount.

martingitdave 04-21-2021 08:34 AM
Cuki and I were just discussing this unit. The premise behind the design is very good. And, I would expect this unit to sound like $1M. The two channel design, requirement for a speaker stand, and the $2K price put me off when it was released. At $1300 it would compete with any compact PA product as long as you don't need battery power and don't mind a speaker stand.

RogerPease 04-21-2021 01:45 PM
A key part of the premise is excellent dispersion which is what makes the big Bose systems
work so well in live situations. It’s the outstanding feature of the Synapse among smaller
systems.

I wish I had the dough to blow. _RP

varmonter 04-23-2021 06:08 AM
I too was just put off by
their 2k pricepoint. And im sure
thats why they didnt sell.
Now that they are 1200 ..im put
off by a company that gouged
the consumer to begin with.
Go figure..

bobbyg67 04-23-2021 09:41 AM
this guy gives an interesting honest review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmaN3GdG2g&t=544s

martingitdave 04-23-2021 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbyg67 (Post 6698311)
this guy gives an interesting honest review.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmaN3GdG2g&t=544s
Excellent review. Although this wasn't his exactly his point, I think for the $2000 original price you can purchase a Bose L1 compact and S1Pro. That would provide more bang for the buck. At $1300 it's a different story. I think the Synapse would need to be below $1000 for it to be more popular.

varmonter 04-24-2021 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by martingitdave (Post 6698336)
. At $1300 it's a different story. I think the Synapse would need to be below $1000 for it to be more popular.
Competing more with qsc.

martingitdave 04-24-2021 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by varmonter (Post 6698960)
Competing more with qsc.
Indeed. That's a good point. But I think with the mixer built in and different speaker design they would be entitled to more than a QSC powered speaker.

Chriscom 04-24-2021 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by martingitdave (Post 6698336)
Excellent review. Although this wasn't his exactly his point, I think for the $2000 original price you can purchase a Bose L1 compact and S1Pro. That would provide more bang for the buck. At $1300 it's a different story. I think the Synapse would need to be below $1000 for it to be more popular.
The Synapse... has... (narrator gasps and passes out, recovers and triple-checks specs) It has master volume control.

If you're Bose, you probably think this accounts for around $700 of the original price. I'm willing to arrange industrial espionage so they can pirate this exotic technology.

Aside from the price which indeed took it off my list, I never liked the visual impact of the design. 100% subjective. I keep waiting for gun turrets to poke out of that pillbox.

martingitdave 04-24-2021 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Chriscom (Post 6699180)
The Synapse... has... (narrator gasps and passes out, recovers and triple-checks specs) It has master volume control.



If you're Bose, you probably think this accounts for around $700 of the original price. I'm willing to arrange industrial espionage so they can pirate this exotic technology.



Aside from the price which indeed took it off my list, I never liked the visual impact of the design. 100% subjective. I keep waiting for gun turrets to poke out of that pillbox.
Lol!!!

BTW, my JBL Eon One Pro also has master volume. Take that Bose!!!

JackB1 04-26-2021 01:34 PM
This thing is 40 lbs! That's quite heavy for a regular gigging musician

douglasfan1 04-28-2021 12:39 AM
Will there any difference comparing to a QSC K12.2? I don't quite understand this product...

SpruceTop 04-28-2021 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by douglasfan1 (Post 6702451)
Will there any difference comparing to a QSC K12.2? I don't quite understand this product...
The LR Baggs Synapse is an all-in-one, great-sounding, wide-sound dispersion product with pretty much all the features a player needs. With the QSC, you'll have to add a mixer that has some of the same features that the Synapse does, and it still won't have as wide a sound-dispersion field as does the Synapse. Please look for the link to my review of my Synapse earlier on this thread.


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