Subwoofer in the attic?

I'm trying to find a good place for my sub. I don't want it just sitting on the floor, and I don't really have any furniture that could hide it. So, I was thinking I could put in my attic. My TV is mounted above the fireplace, and there's a "cavity" on the other side of the wall where a chimney would be... but the fireplace is gas-log so there's no need. Essentially the sub would be in the attic.

Would it be okay for me to put my sub there without any kind of temp damage?

I have a feeling the sound would be horrible as its meant to be in the same room as you.

Its best to sit it near a corner with some space. No way around that really.

My family's is just in the corner. The subwoofer is meant to be on the ground, so i think putting it in the attic would be useless.YoshiYogurt

Putting a subwoofer in your attic, while not necessarily ideal, is fine. There are actually a lot of in-wall subwoofer manufacturers from Goldwood to MTX to Boston Acoustics. I've seen numerous custom installations with subwoofers mounted in the floors or wall and ported into the room using a heating vent cover or similar camoflage (http://home.comcast.net/~infinitelybaffled/page2IB-Gallery.html), and it works (though I'd prefer a sealed or bandpass box design to the infinite baffle examples shown). It may not sound as great as a dedicated square box sitting in the corner of your room, and it will most certainly be a pain in the butt to tune, but it will be much better than having no subwoofer at all and it will look much, much nicer (since you won't see it at all).

The more handy you are and willing to research the better it will come out. Personally I'd build an MDF box between two beams and tune it to a 12" sub, using a sub amp from Parts Express. You'll have a bit of a time running the wiring up to the attic, but that's half the fun, right?

Good luck,

Boz

Thanks for the link, and the advice! This has been the most helpful answer I've gotten.jshaas