suspending monitors from the ceiling

WillieW   

To look good and to sound good at a good price.

Wonka's experiment is not the only one.  It's pure and simple physics. 

Of course, a lot of things come into play.  The location of the driver, the volume, the mass of the speaker, and the location of the driver relative to the stand.  Tall, skinny, lightweight speakers with drivers waaaay up high are going to have more of a problem than super heavy, and inert speakers with big woofers next to the floor.

I have seen Dr. Floyd Toole Revel Salon 2 floor standing speakers hung from his ceiling, I kidd you not. 
N.B.  He is the author of Sound Reproduction Loudspeakers and Room. 

Proper positioning may take some precise and pia experimentation. 

We played around with this stuff back in the 70's.  We used a garage door opener to lift them up when we weren't listening.  We thought they sounded good.  (home made speakers by kids with passion and really good tools).