sound quality difference

[Griffscavern]

I am wondering what the sound quality difference is between the alc 892 and alc 1150. Anyone know what the comparison is?

[EmoRarity]

No meaningful difference, unless having a larger number effects your experience. 

[Griffscavern]

No meaningful difference, unless having a larger number effects your experience.

Even if I'm running it through a denon surround system?

[Laederem]

Even if I'm running it through a denon surround system?

even less, actually

 

if you're using optical or HDMI, zero.

 

(general statement, not commenting on 892 vs 1150)

[Guest]

No meaningful difference, unless having a larger number effects your experience. 

 

It could, if we're talking about cocks.

[Griffscavern]

even less, actually

if you're using optical or HDMI, zero.

(general statement, not commenting on 892 vs 1150)

Ok, in that case should I just get a dedicated audio card? I was planning on hooking it up via HDMI or optical. Guess that's out. Lol I do have some older creative 5.1 speakers. Would that be better than the hdmi, optical setup?

[Laederem]

Ok, in that case should I just get a dedicated audio card? I was planning on hooking it up via HDMI or optical. Guess that's out. Lol I do have some older creative 5.1 speakers. Would that be better than the hdmi, optical setup?

No, do nothing, you already have the ideal setup. Buying a soundcard would be paying to do literally nothing or paying to downgrade. 

HDMI and Optical are preferred, leave the processing, coloration, and analogue conversion to the receiver alone. 

 

HDMI > Optical, but either is fine.

[creatip123]

Ok, in that case should I just get a dedicated audio card? I was planning on hooking it up via HDMI or optical. Guess that's out. Lol I do have some older creative 5.1 speakers. Would that be better than the hdmi, optical setup?

 

HDMI or optical is digital data extracted from the system. In other words, your sound device in the PC do minimal works, mostly just to pass through the digital data. Using digital data means it's the other device in the outside that's doing most of the works.