Hello, I have been around but had never posted public, I just realized I can't do that until I get approved :)

Hello all, I hope someone can give me some light into this because I am confused.   I use Linux Mint as my OS, and I have a FiiO Andes DAC. The sound that I get when using my DAC is at best lame when compared to what I get when using my Android phone, so I have started to read about Linux...