Would center channel benefit audio only room?

Orpheus10, Just start a fire in the fire place. The rising heat waves will taking the sound waves with them and you will thusly have great soundstage height. And you will have a pretty fire to watch and not think about that hole in the wall so much. :-)

Finsup, Don't take him seriously. Judging from the overall body of his threads, as well as this one, he's just bored. A waste of time perhaps but it is fun to watch him display his, eh..., lack of eh...., take your pick. He has much to offer. :-)