No, it really is my center channel. Here is my left channel. The right is a mirror image....:p
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/c3019e64.jpg
Yours truly at about 6' added for scale. And yes the ceilings are 10' in the ol mancave....
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/q...c/7b9464d1.jpg