No Center for HT?

[Travis]

I think there is a thread about this topic, can't find it. So here we go.

Anyone out there running a system without a center?

My story:
My dog chewed the right driver out of my center. Sent it to B&W in Taipei to get fixed. It came back; a week later she ripped out the left driver, sent it back to again. Left it sitting in the box for a couple months, waiting for her to grow up. Luckily she didn't go near the sub.

Anyway, while center was gone, I had to use the fronts to do its job. Not bad. have to say the sound was a bit fuller. The only issue was if I wasn't in the sweet spot the vocals all seemed to come from the side where I was sitting. I usually sit in the sweet spot, so no real problem. Seemed to be a bigger soundstage (think tat is the right term).

My center is bottom of the line as far as B&W goes. Wondering if I went with 684s as fronts, if I'd have to get the bigger center, or keep old one, or would a pair of 684s be enough and I could get rid of the old center. I know the center keeps the dialogue focused (right word?) under the screen. But paying almost as much for 1 center as a pair of fronts is hard to do. Does B&W usually sell singles. Would 3 684s be the ticket?

New AVR on its way, speakers will be next to replace. No hurry, been thinking about upgrading for a year. I can wait. I know I can always buy in stages and experiment with what I have; just wondering where everyone else stands.

Even thinking about replacing the center before the fronts. The little baby 600 B&Ws are great for music and movies. I can listen to 2 ch music all day with them. I've always found the center is lacking. Anyone disappointed with their center?