Thanks to Manfred, Jman, and the other posters here, I've gotten to an imperfect, but very workable hi-hat set up. I'd previously bought a set of Zildjian AEs, which are great for playability and volume, but not great for sound quality.
But with Manfred's hi-hat box, I was able to keep my Remote Speedy Hat with the AEs, and just add a Hart 12" hat right above it. So, there's only one hi-hat pedal, and it's easy to jump back and forth between the AE hats and the 2box/Hart hat. Pretty cool, and so i just wanted to thank you for sharing the information and encouragement.