Here is a list of manufacturer's specs for the Athena AS-C1:

* Flexible Design Can Be Oriented Either Vertically Or Horizontally Like A Traditional Center Channel
* 1" Teteron Tweeter Has A Specially Designed Faceplate That Allows Both Orientations
* Small Size & Magnetic Shielding For Placement On Top, Below, Or Beside Other Units
* Capable Of Handling 150-Watts Of Full Range Power For Rich, Full Sound Reproduction
* Dual 5-1/2" Injection Molded Polypropylene Woofers For Powerful Bass Response
* Bass Reflex Enclosure Provides Amazing Clarity And Sound Output Capabilities
* Dimensions: 7” x 17-3/4” x 9-1/2” (H/W/D)
* Weight: 18 lbs.
* Sold Individually

There is actually a problem with WHAT THE MANUFACTURER SAYS about their own product. Any D'Appolito driver arrangement (MTM, where a midrange is above or below a tweeter) takes advantage of the overlapping dispersion characteristics of a pair of midrange drivers. They make a "lobe", which is a flashlight-like focusing of sound on axis with the tweeter on the baffle. This only occurs in the dimension of the MTM array. What that means for you, is if you put ANY MTM array on its "side", and sit more than a few degrees off center, a BIG hole in the upper midrange response happens. Since a center channel is often refereed to as a "dialog" channel, actors will sound goofy unless you are sitting dead on to your TV. The purpose of a center channel is for when you are sitting significantly OFF axis of the stereo sweet spot. The dialog will still somewhat appear to be coming from the location of your movie image, and not just the speaker in front of you. If you're stuck in the sweet spot because you flopped an MTM on its side, you might as well not own one, and allow a strong center image from your stereo pair provide the dialog location for you.

After all this bad news, there ARE little stands or wedges that allow FLOOR placement for a center channel. They tip the speaker BACK so you are again on the centerline of the tweeter in the MTM array. You might have to move the speaker now and then to get into your cabinet, or you may trip over it, but it will sound much better.