No you're NOT alone. I've put in a lot of HT's over the years and as the LCD's have gotten taller and slimmer... the idea of what to do has vexed me in many situations. My solution is, if the center channel is beefy enough, put the TV on it, If the CC is small and slim enough NOT to block the screen, I'll but it on the stand in tront of it. Worst comes to worse, I'll go to the local furniture outlet and buy a cheap wooden flower pot stand, if they've any the right size. It's not metal speaker stands filled with led shot but it'll do.

Worf.