I am looking to replace an older receiver that I use only for stereo playback.  It is rated at 100W into 8-Ohm speakers, and I would like to stay with a similar spec.  The speakers have 15" woofers, and can handle most of the low-freq stuff.  I may replace these later with a 2.1 setup, but for now, I am just focusing on the power section.

I would like to get better audio and smaller, if possible.  I would like support for 2 to 3 playback sources, preferably with at least one digital/optical input, and at least one rca/analog.

The optical source would be a TV/Blu-ray input...no big home theater setup in this room, but would like nicer sound vs the TV speakers.  I would like the ability to mix the sub channel into the L-R channels, if I do not have a sub attached.

The analog connection would be a Bluetooth link to whatever other audio device...laptop, mp3 player, etc.  The ability to low-pass the stereo input into the sub channel if I should one day go to a 2.1 setup would be another nice-to-have.

Particularly, given the size goal, are discrete pre-amp + stereo or 2x mono amps an option?  If so, recommendations?  If it is better to focus on integrated solutions, are there recommendations there?

Budget is ideally less than $500, but I can go above that for the "right solution".

Thanks! 

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