When the case is open, the power cable leading to the lamp that highlights the “wave” spoils the impression somewhat:

This cable seems to have been laid in haste and it’s not clear why the cord is so thick. The lamp can’t consume much power, consisting of only two blue LEDs and a disperser.

A very simple but reliable and inexpensive thing (as opposed to neon lamps), the thin plastic cylinder is highlighted at the ends with super-bright LEDs, providing soft diffused light.

The air bubbles in the cylinder have a purpose, too:

These bubbles make up the characteristic light streaks you can see in the photo.

The decorative door is fastened to the case with two clamps:

This didn’t look quite good to me at first. The “wings” of the Thermaltake Armor are fastened in the same way. It is like an ordinary metallic door hinge, but the surfaces were not fitted together well in the Armor. Its door was somewhat skewed and was creaking loud when being opened. Afterwards another unpleasant thing was found out: when the subwoofer of a speaker system was placed near the system case, the “wings” would resonate and rattle.

The new Soprano DX is free from this drawback, fortunately. The clamps are fixed with steel pins. Combined with the metallic inserts on the front panel, this works like a well-fitted slide bearing.