Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles?

And yet aging audiophiles tend not to be smaller or more compact

Unless I have a special situation that calls for tight quarters, I have no interest in an integrated for a main system.  Way too restrictive and full of more sonic compromise than needed, assuming you have budget beyond an integrated.  I love the flexibility of swapping out components individually.  

It’s nice to have options. I have two systems built around separates and two built around integrateds. The integrateds are in smaller rooms and are very enjoyable to listen to, probably even "overkill", especially in my home office where I listen to news more than music and rarely have the volume over just barely audible levels. It would be tough to fit separates into the same space where those systems exist.

It’s hard to imagine an integrated amp replacing my 180 watt tube monoblocks and tubed preamp, at least for anything close to what I spent on those pieces, but it would be attractive if something like that existed that provided the same level of sound quality and all the features I currently have.

Right tool for the right job and all that. 

In some ways integrated if done correctly with the highest quality build can be as good if not better, less interconnects, less power cords , less wire more system synergy .  The Gryphon Diablo 
is a perfect example of this .

The more separates you purchase the more ridiculously expensive wires/cables you need to purchase. 

Mike