How can i improve my mac mini's audio

Ive been using a windows laptop for the last few years and decided to switch to a 2012 mac mini. I have installed windows for school on bootcamp and the audio through the headphone jack is fine - just like the laptop. But when I switch over to the mac again the sound is quite flat and doesn't sound as crisp as windows - is it something to do with the software on the mac? Ive heard something about DACs but don't know much about them... if I need to buy something keep it cheap I'm only 15!
Its not a home cinema by any means; I have some sony MHC-EC99i's if this helps but they sound great when using a CD or iPod/iPhone - just wish the mac sounded the same!

I had a look into the software/driver possibility further and without really knowing what i am doing, brought up the activity monitor app in the mac. Something called 'coreaudiod' is in red and isn't responding, but when I quit this, it will stay ok for about 30 seconds to a minute and then not respond again. In the statistics it says that it has around 7000 faults and the 'recent hangs' keeps on going up if  leave it. Could this be a part of the problem?

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