EXHIBIT 10.175

                     SIXTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         This Sixth Amendment to Employment Agreement (the "Amendment") is
entered into as of June 4, 1999 by and between CATALINA LIGHTING, INC., a
Florida corporation (the "Company") and Robert Hersh (the "Employee").

                                    RECITALS:

         A. The Company and the Employee entered into an Employment Agreement,
dated October 1, 1989, which was subsequently amended by addendum dated May 7,
1990 and amendments dated August 27, 1990, April 8, 1991, June 10, 1992, October
1, 1993 and October 1 1994 pursuant to which the Employee has been employed as
Executive Vice President of the Company (collectively, the "Agreement").

         B. The Company and the Employee wish to enter into this Sixth Amendment
in order to further amend the terms of the Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties agrees as follows:

         1. Section 5.1(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and shall
be replaced by the following Section 5.1(b):

                  5.1(b) "COMPENSATION" shall mean payment to which Employee is
                  entitled under the provisions of Section 3.1, 3.2 (payment
                  under Section 3.2 shall be based upon the Pre-Tax Profits of
                  the four quarter period immediately preceding the quarter in
                  which the Employee is terminated) and an amount equal to
                  annual benefits which the Company has provided to Employee
                  pursuant to Article 4, including but not limited to payments
                  for medical, life and disability insurance, and automobile
                  rental and expenses.

         2.       In consideration for the Employee's agreement to modify the
                  bonus structure under this Agreement in the future and on
                  mutually agreeable terms between the Company

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                  and the Employee commencing October 1, 1999, Article 2 of the
                  Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
                  following sections constituting Article 2;

                  2.1      NUMBER OF YEARS. Subject to the provisions of Article
                           5 below, the term of this Agreement shall be for the
                           period commencing October 1, 1991 and shall terminate
                           as provided below (the "Term"). The Term shall be a
                           continuous three year period running such that on
                           each "Anniversary Date", as defined below, one
                           additional year automatically shall be added. On any
                           Anniversary Date either party may provide written
                           notice to the other party of that party's intention
                           not to extend the Term of this Agreement beyond the
                           number of years then remaining in the Term, which
                           number shall always be three. Such written notice
                           shall be deemed the notice to terminate this
                           Agreement at the end of the three year term then in
                           effect. The "Anniversary Date", as used herein, shall
                           be the first day of the second year of the Term and
                           the first day of each subsequent year, including each
                           year beyond the first three years of the Term. It is
                           the intention of the parties that the Term as of each
                           Anniversary Date automatically shall be three years,
                           that three years written notice shall be required to
                           terminate this Agreement, except as otherwise
                           provided in Article 5 below, and that said written
                           notice to terminate may only be given on an
                           Anniversary Date.

                  2.2      SEVERANCE. The Company has provided written notice to
                           the Employee of its intention not to extend the Term
                           of the Employee's Employment Agreement beyond the
                           number of years then remaining in the Term. In the
                           event that the Employee's employment is not
                           terminated pursuant to any other section of this
                           Agreement, then Employee shall be entitled to a
                           severance payment, at the end of the Term, and the
                           provisions of Article 6 of the Agreement shall apply.

                  2.3      PAYMENT OF SEVERANCE. Such severance payment shall be
                           an amount equal to two times his base annual salary
                           and benefits including but not limited to payments
                           for life, medical and disability insurance and
                           automobile rental and expenses for the final year in
                           the Term and shall be made during the final thirty
                           (30) days of the Term.

         3.       Articles 6.1(a) and 6.1(b) of the Agreement is deleted in its
                  entirety and replaced by the following section constituting
                  Articles 6.1 (a) and 6.1(b):

                  6.1(a) He shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, for
                  himself or any other person, firm, corporation, partnership,
                  association or other entity which competes in any manner with
                  the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the
                  United States of America or its territories or possessions
                  (collectively, the "Territory"), attempt to

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                  employ, employ or enter into any contractual arrangement for
                  employment with, any employee or former employee of the
                  Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, unless such
                  former employee shall not have been employed by the Company of
                  any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for a period of at least
                  two years.

                  6.1(b) He shall not, during the term of this Agreement, and
                  for a period of two years from and after the date of
                  termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, (I)
                  acquire or own in any manner any interest in, or loan any
                  amount to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
                  association or other entity which competes in any manner with
                  the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the
                  Territory, (ii) be employed by or serve as an employee, agent,
                  officer, director of, or as a consultant to, any person, firm,
                  partnership, corporation, association or other entity, other
                  than the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, which
                  competes in any manner with any of the Company or its
                  subsidiaries or affiliates in the Territory, or (iii) compete
                  in any manner with the Company or its subsidiaries or
                  affiliates in the Territory. The foregoing provisions of this
                  Section 6.1(b) shall not prevent the Employee from acquiring
                  or owning not more than five percent (5%) of the equity
                  securities of any entity whose securities are listed for
                  trading on a national securities exchange or are regularly
                  traded in the over-the-counter securities market.

         3. Except as modified by this Sixth Amendment, the Agreement as
modified by the addendum and all prior amendments shall remain unaffected by
this Amendment and shall remain in full force and effect. All references to the
Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as modified by the addendum
and the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and this Sixth Amendment.

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         Each of the Company and the Employee has executed and delivered this
Amendment as of the date first written above.

                                  THE COMPANY:

                                  Catalina Lighting, Inc., a Florida corporation

                                  By:________________________________________
                                     Ryan Burrow, Director

                                  THE EMPLOYEE:

                                  ___________________________________________
                                  Robert Hersh

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