Realtek ALC1150 versus ASUS Xonar DG

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I currently have an ASUS Xonar DG sound card, but if I switch to a micro ITX build I won't have a slot for my sound card (which is noticeably better than my current onboard sound, as I have good and unfortunately expensive speakers).

Does anyone familiar with audio know whether there would be a noticeable difference from the integrated Realtek ALC1150 to the ASUS Xonar DG sound card?

Is the Realtek ALC1150 at least better than my old board's onboard audio, the VIA VT1708S?
 
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the Realtek ALC1150 is definitely better then the VIA, for the other 2, unfortunately i can not compare them,

i own a AsRock Fm2+ A88x extreme 6+ mobo and it comes with the ALC1150 i have it running to my surround sound with an optical digital cable and the...
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the Realtek ALC1150 is definitely better then the VIA, for the other 2, unfortunately i can not compare them,

i own a AsRock Fm2+ A88x extreme 6+ mobo and it comes with the ALC1150 i have it running to my surround sound with an optical digital cable and the sound quality from it is suburb and its noticeably better then any onboard sound i have had in the past. but a Xonar DG is of course better as it is a dedicated soundcard. the 1150 is one of the best onboard options you could get and a pretty decent option.
 
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