What vintage speaker might you use today

I'm going to have to agree with Al here, I have optimized a 1975 pair of Tannoy HPD's (12" Dual Concentric) with new surrounds, custom crossovers, and cabinets, and they perform equally well with 9 Wpc of SET power, or 500 Watts of Class D driving them.

They are better in every way than my previous speakers, Dynaudio Contour 5.4's, which weren't too bad either.

Douglas_Schroeder (BP), "Vintage gear is good for nostalgia trips and the audiophile on a lower budget (in fact, very good for them), but not great for building superior audio systems."

As I have often found arrogance the companion of ignorance, I could not disagree any more strongly with someone who doesn't believe the Quad ESL57 could hold position in the finest sounding audio systems.

The kicker here is that the jbl  L-7 speaker's are not horn speaker's, one of the last fully dynamic speaker's at this level of performance,  and they were only $2,000.000 new in 1992, sound way more expensive compared to alot of speaker's today, my opinion. 

Are eXemplar Horns vintage speakers?

They were first made in the 90s, but the drivers are from the Altec Lansing VotT, which first came out in the 40s.

Still the best speakers I've ever heard.

Several old school speakers in my two main systems.  A pair of stock Altec 846A Valencia's that have great synergy with my Shindo amp and preamp.  However the Valencia's also sound great when my Audio Research tube gear and McCormack SS amp are pulled out of storage.  I also have a pair of Quad ESL 57's that I plan to run in the early part of 2016 with my Shindo preamp and a pair of Quad II monoblocks to give the Valencia's a little break.

Rounding out the "stable" is a pair of Quad ESL 63's that need refurbishment, but when that project is completed after the Big Move out of SoCal next year, I intend to run them with my ARC gear and a pair of Gradient SW-63 subwoofers.  And a pair of Snell Type J II sound great with both the Shindo and Audio Research gear.

My aching back notwithstanding, it's fun to occasionally swap and move speakers in and out.  Provides for different perspectives, a chance to reassess, and to listen to my musical faves anew.