Awful sound using Jambox speaker with my iMac

I just purchased a Jawbone Jambox speaker hoping to hook it up to my iMac and subsitute for my bulky receiver and speakers. The sound quality is awful. Sounds fine when connected through a USB cable, also works fine with my iPhone. Any chance of improving the sound quality? Also, how does one increase sound volume? I use a Microsoft extended keyboard and the volume only goes as high as the keyboard allows.

Wish I could - but no HDMI ports - it's an old receiver (Yamaha HTR-5740). Time to buy a new one?

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