I've tried a few times to go back to classic hardware... about 10 times. I tried an A3000, A1200, A1200 with accelerator, A1200 with Accelerator and Scan Doubler, just about everything. I even tried MorphOs on a powerbook. But in the end I gave into the simplicity of WinUAE.
Although I admit if MorphOs ran on modern hardware and wireless worked without a USB wireless adapter, I would have actually used it daily.
As for the classic stuff... no way... just too clunky. Don't get me wrong, I love it, I would sleep with an A1200 under my pillow, but on my desk it's just too much space wasted with not much return.