Most of the audio hardware is not new technology, just the same old technology but cheaper, smaller and lower power
Cortana microphones and Sound Open Firmware is new, but analog I/O is still using legacy driver snd_hda_intel under the hood
Linux LADSPA DSP plugins are almost 20 years old
OP would probably get better information from youtube videos made by audio engineers and producers than Linux users
I would suggest turn off all effects except the graphic equaliser and learn how to use that tool first
OP is not using decent audio equipment. Hardware would be ok for VOIP calls, but the bass reproduction on speakers would be negligible or non-existant - Hofmann’s Iron Law
If OP was using PulseAudio, increasing default sample-rate from 44100 Hz to 48000 Hz might improve audio quality for headphones. But PipeWire uses 48000 Hz by default