About five years ago, I worked to incorporate the SPD-SX into my kit, but its placement anywhere except on my left side felt awkward. My hi-hat was in the way unless I mounted the pad well above it. It felt like the Eye of Sauron with dreadlocks (cables). When Tama came out with their latest edition of their remote hat, I went for it and have spent the last 18 months getting used to the placement of the hats.
A cable remote will never be as quick as a hi-hat stand. Eighth notes are still possible, but at higher tempos it's sluggish. Since I place mine in front of the snare (I got the idea from Bill Bruford's setup) I use the short cable (1 meter) and it's better than the longer cable (used for placing the hats on the opposite side of the kit).
In Bruford's autobiography he mentions that placing the hats centered in front of the snare eliminated the descending tom setup. This helped mitigate his reliance on descending tom fills. This intrigued me and helps me explore other patterns on the toms.
This is new for me this year. As a metal drummer in need to do blast beats. I wanted to be able to do them from either side with either hand. I have two sets of hats and two stands and could have had one either side, but thought one in the center was a simpler idea. I put a ride either side of it and it's a super fast open handed kit. My whole drumming life has been faster/longer/harder. As my journey continues my kit keeps getting smaller and more compact to accommodate this.
Please excuse the awful photo. I'm really not good at taking pictures. Weird as my mom was a photographer/journalist.