Mark Audio CHN110 Full Range Speaker Driver

The Markaudio CHN-110 is a budget-friendly, state-of-the-art 5.75-inch (often categorized as 6-inch or 6.75-inch) full-range speaker driver designed for custom DIY audio builds.

 

The Mark Audio CHN-110 is a budget-friendly, 6-inch full-range driver designed for DIY speaker builders. It is celebrated for its deep bass extension, wide-dispersion high-fidelity sound, and accessible price point, making it highly versatile for both full-range setups and multi-way mid-bass configurations.

 

Key Specifications

• Impedance: 8 ohms
• Power Handling: 45 Watts nominal
• Frequency Range: Up to 30 kHz
• Sensitivity: > 89 dB
• Linear Excursion (Xmax): 8 mm (one way)
• Cone Material: Aerospace-grade grey/silver magnesium alloy
• Basket Material: Heavy-duty pressed steel

 

Key Features & User Consensus

Deep Bass & Long-Stroke Suspension: Designed to reach low-frequency loads that typically require larger mid-bass units.

Community Consensus: Users and builders on forums like diyAudio generally agree that the driver offers exceptional value, punchy bass, and smooth, high-quality mids and highs after a proper run-in period.

Enclosure Flexibility: The driver requires somewhat larger cabinets (typically 18 to 30 liters or more). Forum users debate the best cabinets, with consensus leaning toward ML-TL (Mass-Loaded Transmission Line) designs or the iJoan enclosure to maximize bottom-end extension and mid-bass punch

 

Enclosure and Application Recommendations

Because this driver has enhanced bass capabilities, it requires slightly larger cabinet volumes than standard compact desktop or bookshelf speakers.

 

• Enclosure Size: Works optimally in boxes ranging from 18 to 40 liters. Builders frequently report highly accurate imaging and full bass response using 26-liter to 31-liter ported box designs.

 

• Versatility: While primary design intent is single-driver full-range use, its highly linear mid-range response makes it flexible enough to act as a mid-bass driver paired with a ribbon tweeter in multi-way speaker designs.

 

• Are you planning to build a specific cabinet design (like a bass reflex ported box or a twin-pipe horn layout), or do you need help calculating box dimensions based on these parameters?

 

Full Description:

The CHN110 is a brand-new 5 ¾ inch driver high fidelity multi-purpose design.

Exploiting technologies and features from Markaudio’s continuous research, it has been carefully optimized to provide exceptional bass extension beyond what many 5 ½ inch to 6 ½ inch mid-bass units can deliver combined with full-range frequency output.

The CHN110 cone exploits a high-strength series aerospace grade alloy designed to cope with high bending stress loads. Based upon the shallow, wide-dispersion multiform cone concept, the material thickness has been increased to allow greater operational low frequency load capacity. The all new long-stroke suspension has been optimized to enhance and support the remarkable low-frequency load capacity, and has an air volume compliance of almost 25 liters. With a new low-distortion motor designed to provide a medium Q, the CHN110 is intended for use in larger enclosures where it can produce significant bass extension for a driver of its size, while providing a sensitivity of over 88dB 1m/w, and a smooth hi frequency range extending to 25KHz at +80dB.

Other features include an “easy install” heavy duty steel frame for both surface and recessed mounting. The CHN110 provides custom builders with wide operational flexibility at an affordable price, allowing use either as a genuine, high-performance full-range driver, or as a wide-range mid bass with simple filtering. Ideal for use in high-fidelity, home-theatre, commercial A/V applications, and suiting a wide range of enclosure types, it continues Markaudio’s reputation for providing qualitative excellence and advanced mechanical engineering at an accessible level.

Full Parameters:

Revc= 6.8 Ohm
Fo= 44.1601 Hz
Sd= 0.0109 m2
Vas= 24.7335 L
Cms= 1.4811
Mmd= 8.1228 g
Mms= 8.7700 g
BL= 5.8206 TM
Qms= 2.86
Qes= 0.4884
Qts= 0.4172
Levc= 0.2771 mH
ho= 0.42%
SPLo= 88.4186 dB
Pwr= 45watts Nom
X max= 8mm 1 way

 

110mm Full Range drive unit
8 ohm ferrite magnet

 

• State of the art full range drive unit in a budget form factor
• 6in grey colour magnesium alloy cone
• Operating range to 30KHz –very linear response
• “easy install” heavy duty steel frame
• low-distortion motor design