SECOND AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

ThisSECOND AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT(the
"Amendment") is made and entered into on this 7th day of March, 2002, to be effective as of December 31, 2001 (the
"Effective Date"), by and amongULTIMATE ELECTRONICS, INC.,a Delaware corporation
("Ultimate"),ULTIMATE INTANGIBLES CORP., a Colorado corporation
("Intangibles"),ULTIMATE LEASING CORP.,a Colorado corporation
("Leasing"),FAST TRAK, INC., a Minnesota corporation ("Fast
Trak"),ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS PARTNERS CORP., a Colorado corporation
("Electronics"),ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS LEASING LP, a Texas limited partnership
("UEL"), andULTIMATE ELECTRONICS TEXAS LP, a Texas limited partnership
("UET") (Ultimate, Intangibles, Leasing, Fast Trak, Electronics, UEL and UET being hereinafter referred individually referred to as
"Borrower" and collectively referred to as the "Borrowers"),WELLS FARGO RETAIL
FINANCE, LLC,a Delaware limited liability company ("WFRF"), as the arranger and administrative agent (WFRF, in such capacity,
the "Agent"), WFRF as a Lender andPNC BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION("PNC"), as a Lender (WFRF and PNC, in their respective capacity as a Lender, being hereinafter collectively referred
to as the "Lenders").

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

1.    Borrowers,
Agent and WFRF as a Lender entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2001, as amended
by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 12, 2001, executed by Borrowers, Agent and WFRF as a Lender (as amended from time to
time, the "Agreement").

2.    WFRF
and PNC are the present Lenders under the Agreement.

3.    Borrowers,
Agent and Lenders desire to further amend the Agreement as hereinafter set forth.

AGREEMENTS:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements herein contained, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrowers, Agent and Lenders hereby
agree as follows, and agree that, subject to satisfaction of the provisions ofSection 3hereof, the agreements and amendments specified below
shall be effective from and after the Effective Date and shall be incorporated into the Agreement and shall supersede those provisions in the Agreement referenced as follows:

1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same
meaning as in the Agreement, as amended hereby.

2.Amendments.



3.Conditions. The obligation of Agent and Lenders to be bound by the provisions of this Amendment shall be subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions precedent on or before the date hereof:



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4.No Waiver.Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a waiver by Agent or Lenders of any covenant or provision of the
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment, or of any other contract or instrument between Borrowers and Agent or Lenders, and the failure of Agent or Lenders at any time or times hereafter
to require strict performance by Borrowers of any provision thereof shall not waive, affect or diminish any right of Agent or Lenders to thereafter demand strict compliance therewith. Each of Agent
and the Lenders hereby reserves all rights granted under the Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment and any other contract or instrument between Borrowers and Agent or Lenders.

5.Representations and Warranties.Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that (a) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite action on the part of
such Borrower and will not violate the organizational and governing documents of such Borrower; (b) the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement, as amended hereby, and any
other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the date of execution hereof as though made on and as of each such date; (c) no Default or Event of
Default under the Agreement, as amended hereby, has occurred and is continuing, unless such Default or Event of Default has been specifically waived in writing by Lenders; and (d) such Borrower
is in full compliance with all covenants and agreements contained in the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby.

6.Severability.Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable
shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

7.Expenses. Borrowers shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent and Lenders arising in
connection with the preparation, execution, and delivery of this Amendment, including, but not limited to, all reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by Agent and Lenders.

8.Continued Effect. Except to the extent amended hereby, all terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement and all of
the other Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and shall remain enforceable and binding in accordance with their respective terms.

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9.Further Assurances.Borrowers shall, at Agent's request, promptly execute or cause to be executed and delivered to Agent
any and all documents, instruments or agreements deemed necessary by Agent to continue perfection of Agent's Liens, to facilitate collection of the Collateral or otherwise to give effect to or carry
out the terms or intent of this Amendment.

10.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be
deemed an original and all of which are identical. All parties need not execute the same counterpart.

11.Final Agreement. THIS WRITTEN AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE
CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

12.Release.EACH BORROWER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS NO DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM, OFFSET, CROSS-COMPLAINT, CLAIM OR DEMAND
OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER THAT CAN BE ASSERTED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS LIABILITY TO REPAY THE "OBLIGATIONS" OR TO SEEK AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
FROM AGENT OR LENDERS. EACH BORROWER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES AGENT AND LENDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,
FROM ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LIABILITIES WHATSOEVER, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ANTICIPATED OR UNANTICIPATED, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, FIXED,
CONTINGENT, OR CONDITIONAL, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, ORIGINATING IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THIS AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED, WHICH SUCH BORROWER MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AGAINST AGENT OR
LENDERS, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PREDECESSORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IF ANY, AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER
ANY SUCH CLAIMS ARISE OUT OF CONTRACT, TORT, VIOLATION OF LAW OR REGULATIONS, OR OTHERWISE, AND ARISING FROM ANY "LOANS", INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRACTING FOR, CHARGING, TAKING,
RESERVING, COLLECTING OR RECEIVING INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE HIGHEST LAWFUL RATE APPLICABLE, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE AGREEMENT OR OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND NEGOTIATION FOR
AND EXECUTION OF THIS AMENDMENT.

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EXECUTED
to be effective as of the Effective Date.

| |  | BORROWERS:                                                 
| |  | -----------------------------------------------------------
| |  | ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS, INC.,a Delaware corporation          
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  | ULTIMATE INTANGIBLES CORP.,a Colorado corporation          
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  | ULTIMATE LEASING CORP.,a Colorado corporation              
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  | FAST TRAK, INC.,a Minnesota corporation                    
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  | ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS PARTNERS CORP.,a Colorado corporation 
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  | ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS LEASING LP,a Texas limited partnership
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  |                                                            
| |  | ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS TEXAS LP,a Texas limited partnership  
| |  | By:                                                        
| |  |                                                            

| |  | AGENT:                                                                         
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| |  | WELLS FARGO RETAIL FINANCE, LLC,a Delaware limited liability company, as Agent 
| |  | By:                                                                            
| |  | Name:                                                                          
| |  | Title:                                                                         
| |  | LENDERS:                                                                       
| |  | WELLS FARGO RETAIL FINANCE, LLC,a Delaware limited liability company, as Lender
| |  | By:                                                                            
| |  | Name:                                                                          
| |  | Title:                                                                         

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| |  | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,as Lender
| |  | ----------------------------------------
| |  | By:                                     
| |  | Name:                                   
| |  | Title:                                  

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