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Headphone Zone and KZ Launch Ground-Up Co-Branded IEM at Rs.1999

The Thunder is a completely new hybrid IEM designed from scratch, marking the first time Headphone Zone and KZ have built a product without basing it on an existing model
Mumbai, Feb 2026 -- Headphone Zone, India's home for audiophiles since 2011, today announced the launch of the Headphone Zone X KZ Thunder, a co-branded hybrid in-ear monitor designed entirely from scratch at a retail price of Rs. 1,999.

Unlike previous collaborations between the two companies, which involved modifying existing KZ models with different tuning or colourways, the Thunder was developed as a new product from the ground up. The IEM features a new faceplate design, a new driver configuration, a new crossover circuit, and a new PCB, none of which exist in any other KZ model.

"I've been selling KZ IEMs for many years at Headphone Zone. We've shipped millions of them across India," said Raghav Somani, Founder and CEO of Headphone Zone. "But every collaboration until now was based on something that already existed. The Thunder is the first time we've built something completely new together. It's the KZ IEM I'm most proud of."


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