PreSonus Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface Overview

Powered by high-speed Thunderbolt 3 technology and eight pristine XMAX mic preamps, the PreSonus Quantum 2626 is a blazing fast audio interface with an incredible sound. State-of-the-art 24-bit/192kHz converters and rock-solid clocking provide an impressive 120dB of dynamic range and jitter-free performance. Need more I/O? No problem. Use the Quantum 2626's dual ADAT inputs to expand connectivity up to 26 ins and outs.

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[sweetwater]

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[timothythompson]

Dear Presonus,

I love you.

Signed every home studio engineer ever

[johnkonstantine]

Just got my Quantam 26X26 Thunderbolt 3 & it is a top shelf economic little unit. Really high headroom & super clarity plus lightening fast latency from Thunderbolt 3. I use the latest IMAC with BIGSUR 11.6 (2021) so none of those 'ten year old Windows' PC problems everybody seems to be complaining about (LOL) Universal Control is pretty easy to navigate but does not enable volume control in the software, Its all in your DAW. the PRESONUS inputs on front are better for small home studios where changing out mic/instrument cables frequently is a hassle with inputs on back. Unit is nice & compact= about 2 inches height, 18 inches width & 6 inches deep. the only sketchy area is the power supply connection. a 1/8 female pin connector that comes out easily if you happen to move the unit. But I'm impressed coming from a Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 (discontinued) which I guess was originally easily over $1000. Focusrite's mix control was a nightmare with permanent routing glitches they never fixed in the software. I also use the Quantam's main/channel/ headphone volumes @ about 50% to old FS56 which was close to max to get enough headroom from my mixes. the Free plug-ins & music production suite is a big plus. Sweetwater support is great as always, but they could have sent me more candy ....one bag? LOL

[JimJWalker]

Looks like someone at Presonus realized that the old FireStudio interfaces just needed an up date. Good job. Oh, and my old FireStudio Project is still kicking ass 10 years later.

[frankcoffey]

Love the usable latency and that it has two front panel headphone outputs.

[jonaudio]

When will this be available to purchase?

[Pteroplankton]

Unfortunately Quantum 2626 driver/firmware has a lot of bugs and there are many issues with Windows 10 that Presonus support is ignoring. Plenty of Windows users have problems with loosing sound, sudden disconnects and many problems with stable connection via TB3. So if you plan to buy this gear for Windows 10 I suggest to think twice... and buy something with different interface or not from Presonus.

[levijessegonzalez]

*How are the converters and preamps compared to a focusrite clarett?*

[Mixyap]

In case you wonder converters are AKM5558 VelvetSound and AKM4458 VelvetSound Automotive Grade top-notch ones.

[musicxtech]

WE NEED MORE THUNDERBOLT 3 INTERFACES FROM PRESONUS! ALL THE OTHER QUANTUM SERIES HAVE THUNDERBOLT 2 😢😢😢😢

[mpcdlp]

Ive been waiting for a tb3 update, great price too! Will the Quantum 2 be updated with tb3 as well this year? And will that have balanced i/o for external pre’s ect as well?

[TheMichiganMisfits]

We have this all hooked up but can't get the light to switch from red to blue. Universal control don't show anything either. Anyone else have this issue?

[tonygunz]

I've had one for a few months now, and use it with both my Macbook Pro running Logic Pro X and my PC laptop with FL Studio and Reaper (both have TB3 ports). So far, it's been great. I needed extra ins/outs to run tracks out through my analog gear and back into my DAW, and this has been great for that. The send/returns on channels 1 and 2 also come in handy for using some of my external hardware when tracking. The near-zero latency is just as advertised and worth much of the price on its own IMO. I read some of the comments and I think it's not realistic to have some of these asks from a $600 interface. At this price, there are going to be some limitations, but it hasn't been that big of a deal for me. I haven't used the MIDI or optical ins/outs, but knowing they are there if I need them is nice. Having the inputs on the front aren't the most visually appealing, but if you don't have or want to use a patchbay and need to swap mic/instruments in, having them right in front is convenient. Bottom line is, for the number of ins/out, near-zero latency, and nice clean sounding preamps, I don't think this can be beat.

[CirclesandSounds]

I have a firestudio 26/26 from 2008, awesome unit - great expandability - 2 ADAT/SMUX IO, SPDIF IO, daisy chain up to 4 units, inserts on channels 1 and 2... 🤔 looks and functions exactly the same as this unit, just different color, different interface (FireWire 400), and poorer converter signal path than the new one. I’m so glad to see that they’ve awoken to how great the old 26/26 was - quite surprised he focused on the pod and not the original firestudio 26/26 that this is clearly the direct offspring of! Any case, so happy to see it arrive at last!

[drumbangerproduction]

Im hearing conflicting things... would I be able to send a mic directly to headphone output to monitor without DAW?

[mooncosm]

I don't have a thunderbolt port on my pc yet but plan to get one. Will this work with USB 3 in the meantime?

[deeveecoolmusicroom]

I am curious on how it can hold up against the Audient ID44 in terms of specs, preamp and sound quality ?

[Madmohawkfilms]

Love it but wish it included a couple of extra Thunderbolt 3 ports

[Faithaven]

I think this would be great if it had rear inputs. Having a rack that has outputs out the back but the presonus have majority inputs on the front, doesn’t work well for many. Maybe future product will offer that or at least inserts.

[magoostus]

... are those analog gain pots...? what decade is it? A+ on the latency tho