Don't underestimate shorter speaker cables and, in my case, extreme WAF! I was able to hang each mono off a basement joist just under each speaker, threading 8 foot cables up through the baseboards to each speaker. Look, Ellen, no Alephs! They run cooler down there (as well convecting better as there's no "floor" in the plastic milk crate each sits in, and the longish XLRs from upstairs are completely quiet. Using a mid-mounted stereo amp would have eliminated the laundry room, and y'know, ya gotta have clean clothes....
