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Fiio K5 Pro or Sound BlasterX G6

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Mexico
System Name HTPC
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory Kingston Fury Renegade RGB 32GB Kit (2x16GB) 3600Mhz DDR4 CL16
Video Card(s) Sapphire NITRO+ RX 9070 XT
Storage Acer Predator GM7000 4TB / WD Blue SN570 1TB
Display(s) LG Oled 42C3
Case Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s) Creative Labs Sound BlasterX G6
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 850 P2
Mouse Logitech G900
Keyboard SteelSeries Apex Pro
Software Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Hello

Could anyone help me decide between these 2 DAC's, I have been searching around reading tons of info on both devices but I just cant decide.

Use case will be mostly my PC using Sennheiser HD598SE, Sony XB700 or Sony WH-1000XM3. I mostly play FPS games and use the Dolby Atmos for Headphones or DTS Headphone:X (depends on the game) (Win10 Spatial Sound)
 
I use a K5 Pro and like it. It powers my MDR-Z7 and my Hifiman quite well. You can see my stack in the below link. I combine it with a mica origain to power speakers and sub.

 
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