Traditional hi-fi speakers aren’t a dying breed, and Sonus Faber’s elite new bookshelf speakers mix in smart sustainable materials to prove it

While smart speakers tend to get most media attention, serious audio aficionados continue to flock to traditional speakers instead – and there’s a new version of some of the most desirable pairs, the Sonus Faber Concertino. The new model, the Concertino G4, offers a typically impressive audio performance but the speaker pair is interesting for other reasons too: they’re made from cutting-edge materials, but chosen with sustainability in mind.

The key material here is cork, which has been used in previous Concertino generations. But for this new generation the cork has now been paired with a mid-woofer for the first time, delivering what Sonus Faber says is a “significant advancement in sound quality” by limiting internal resonance and reducing the need for additional in-cabinet damping.

Concertino G4: key features