Hi there,
Best of luck on trying another type of shaving system like the DE offers. Since you've just started that journey, maybe I can offer a few tips to make things easier.
I don't know what your expectations were, but it you say the experience seems lacking in some way. That's because you know about zero when it comes to everything involved. Sounds like so far you've done ok with your razor/blade combo, which is sorta surprising. The Feather blade is an unforgiving choice to start with, and the razor (whatever that is) may not be the best first DE either. You also are probably gonna have some lather problems also, not to mention technique.
If you're serious about seeing what a DE is all about, figure it'll take about one month to have everything come together. By then your technique will be good and you'll have tried a few different blades. From then on the shaves get a LOT better in a hurry, but you gotta pay your dues.
Those goofy guys using the straights have spent much more time than a month figuring things out. That's like a long term major commitment, so keep that in mind. You have even more stuff to learn properly, and you gotta be pretty damn motivated.
You might like to try a milder blade and practice lather making and technique for a while before deciding the DE razor isn't for you. After a few weeks you'll see improvement.
I hope some small part of this helps,
Martin