Would it be possible to (ab)use ReaInsert to get around this? I don't think you need the track to be armed or monitoring in order to hear the "return" signal coming into that plugin. Stick it on all of your hardware synth tracks and set them to "Record: Output". You'll be able to monitor the inputs at all times, and only have to arm the track when you actually want to record. A bit of a workaround, and I've never tried it, but I think it will do about what you want.
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