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Neil Young’s Pono has come a long way since we previewed it last summer. The key thing: It launched. Originally scheduled to roll out in October 2014, Pono finally debuted in early January 2015, shipping pre-ordered players to its Kickstarter supporters and opening its music store the same day. The milestone was heralded by Young at a press conference during this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Curious listeners can now buy their own Toblerone-shaped Pono player for $399.

The Pono player will also reportedly add DSD playback via a forthcoming software update. At present, the player supports the FLAC, ALAC, WAV, and AIFF formats.