Equipment file · Large-format digital live console

Quantum 852

DiGiCo · 2023

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The DiGiCo Quantum 852 is a dual-engine console with 384 processed inputs, 192 busses, 52 faders and three 21.3-inch touchscreens, built on five seventh-generation FPGAs.

Introduced
2023
Category
Large-format digital live console
Intended use
Flagship FOH and monitor mixing
Production
DiGiCo

Equipment photographs · 2

DiGiCo Quantum 852 Digital Mixing Console 20250726120254

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DiGiCo Quantum 852 Digital Mixing Console 20250726120254·TurnOnTheNight·CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It pushed DiGiCo's FPGA architecture, begun with the SD7, to new scale.

    Pictured in this passage
  2. 02

    It answered demand for higher channel counts on one surface.

Engineering record

Capacity
384 inputs, 192 busses, 64×64 matrix[1]
Hardware
Dual redundant engines on five FPGAs[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1Quantum 852 DatasheetDiGiCo · manual

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