MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
SC 13G/A, 1996-02-13
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                           UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC  20549

                           SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                            (AMENDMENT NO. ________)*

                         NU HORIZONS ELECTRONICS CORP
________________________________________________________________________
                                    (Name of Issuer)

                                Common
________________________________________________________________________
                           (Title of Class of Securities)

                            669908105
                  _______________________________
                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement 
[   ].  (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See
Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a 
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the 
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities  of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No.  669908105
                              13G
________________________________________________________________________
1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
         04-1590850
_________________________________________________________________________
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                    (A)  _______
           
                                    (B)  ___X___
_________________________________________________________________________
3        SEC USE ONLY



_________________________________________________________________________
4        CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
                  5        SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
   SHARES                  587,833
                  ____________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY      6        SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY
   EACH                    not applicable
                  ____________________________________________________
REPORTING         7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   PERSON
   WITH                    587,833
                  ____________________________________________________
                  8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON

         587,833
_________________________________________________________________________
10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES *

         not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             6.8%
_________________________________________________________________________
12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

         IC  (insurance company)
_________________________________________________________________________

                  *  SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 669908105

                                 13G
_________________________________________________________________________
1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
        
         MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
         04-2483041
_________________________________________________________________________
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  *

                                            (a)________
                                            (b)___X____
_________________________________________________________________________
3        SEC USE ONLY



_________________________________________________________________________
4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
                      5       SOLE VOTING POWER
     NUMBER OF                235,133
        SHARES        ___________________________________________________
                      6       SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY   
    OWNED BY                  not applicable
    EACH              ___________________________________________________
                      7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     REPORTING                235,133
    PERSON WITH       ___________________________________________________
                      8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        235,133
_________________________________________________________________________
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
        CERTAIN SHARES  *
                            not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        2.8%
_________________________________________________________________________
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  *

        IV  (investment company)
_________________________________________________________________________
                       *   SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING

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CUSIP NO.  669908105
                                   13G
_________________________________________________________________________
1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
        04-3025730
_________________________________________________________________________
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  *

                                              (a)______
                                              (b)__X___
_________________________________________________________________________
3       SEC USE ONLY


_________________________________________________________________________
4       CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
                      5       SOLE VOTING POWER
     NUMBER OF                117,566
        SHARES        ___________________________________________________
                      6       SHARED VOTING POWER
    BENEFICIALLY              not applicable
     OWNED BY EACH    ___________________________________________________
                      7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      REPORTING               117,566
    PERSON WITH       ___________________________________________________
                      8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        117,566
_________________________________________________________________________
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
        CERTAIN SHARES   *
                              not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

        1.4%
_________________________________________________________________________
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  *

        IV (investment company)
_________________________________________________________________________
                    * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

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CUSIP NO. 669908105
                                  13G
_________________________________________________________________________
1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

        MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD
_________________________________________________________________________
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  *

                                       (a)______
                                       (b)__X___
_________________________________________________________________________
3       SEC USE ONLY


_________________________________________________________________________
4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

        Cayman Islands
_________________________________________________________________________
                    5        SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF                 244,766
      SHARES        _____________________________________________________
                    6        SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY               not applicable
   OWNED BY EACH    _____________________________________________________
                    7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING                  244,766
   PERSON WITH      _____________________________________________________
                    8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                             not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
        244,766
_________________________________________________________________________
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
        CERTAIN SHARES  *
                             not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       
        2.9%
_________________________________________________________________________
12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  *

        CO (corporation)
_________________________________________________________________________

                        * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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ITEM 1(a).  Name of Issuer:  Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.

ITEM 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

         6000 New Horizons Boulevard
         Amityville, NY  11701


ITEM 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            This statement is filed on behalf of Massachusetts
            Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate
            Investors, MassMutual Participation Investors, 
            and MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Ltd.
            which together may be regarded as a group
            for the purpose of this statement.  This statement
            is signed on behalf of both the aforementioned
            parties, and therefore, it does not include a 
            separate agreement providing for a joint filing.

ITEM 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:

            MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
            1295 State Street
            Springfield, Massachusetts  01111

            MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
            1295 State Street
            Springfield, Massachusetts  01111

            MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
            1295 State Street
            Springfield, Massachusetts  01111

            MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD
            Cayman Islands

ITEM 2(c).  Citizenship

            MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is
            organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

            MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS is organized
            under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

            MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS is organized
            under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

            MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD is organized
            under the laws of Cayman Islands

ITEM 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:  669908105

ITEM 3.     This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by
            Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
            an insurance company as defined  in Section 3(a)(19),
            MassMutual Corporate Investors, an investment
            company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
            Company Act of 1940, and MassMutual Participation 
            Investors an investment company reqistered
            under Section 8 of the Investment Company
            Act of 1940, and MassMutual Corporate Value
            Partners Ltd., a corporation which together may
            may be regarded as a group pursuant to 
            Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H).

ITEM 4.     Ownership:

            This statement is filed to report information as of
            December 31, 1995.

            (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

            Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
            MassMutual Corporate Investors, MassMutual
            Participation Investors and MassMutual Corporate
            Value Partners Ltd. own respectively $5,290,503,
            $2,116,203, $1,058,097, and $2,202,900 of 
            Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.'s 8.25% Convertible
            Subordinated Note due Aug. 15, 2002, convertible
            into 587,833, 235,133, 117,566, and 244,766 shares
            of common stock respectively.

            Total shares of common stock owned directly and
            indirectly:  1,185,300.

            The filing of this statement shall not be construed 
            as an admission that Massachusetts Mutual Life
            Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors,
            MassMutual Participation Investors, or MassMutual
            Corporate Value Partners Ltd. are for the purposes 
            of sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities             
            Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owners of 
            any common stock of the issuer.

            (b)  Percent of Class:

            Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows:

            1,185,300 (shs held) / 1,185,300 (shs from conversion)
                    + 8,080,000 (shs outstanding) = 12.8%


            (c)  Powers:

            Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
            has sole power to vote or dispose of 587,833 shares,
            MassMutual Corporate Investors has sole power to vote 
            and dispose of 235,133 shares, MassMutual 
            Participation Investors has sole power to vote and 
            dispose of 117,566 shares, and MassMutual Corporate
            Value Partners Ltd. has sole power to vote and
            dispose of 244,766 shares. 

ITEM 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

            Not applicable

ITEM 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf
            of Another Person:

            Not applicable

ITEM 7.     Identification and Classification of the 
            Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
            Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

            Note applicable

ITEM 8.     Identification and Classification of Members
            of the Group:

            not applicable

ITEM 9.     Notice of Dissolution of the Group:

            Not applicable

ITEM 10.    Certification:

            By signing below, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE 
            INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS,
            MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS, and MASSMUTUAL
            CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD certify to the best of their
            knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
            above were acquired in the ordinary course of 
            business and were not acquired for the purpose of
            and do not have the effect of changing or  
            influencing the control of the issuer of such 
            securities and were not acquired in connection
            with or as a participant in any transaction having
            such purpose or effect.

Signature
- - ---------
            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of knowledge 
            and belief, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUTAL LIFE INSURANCE
            COMPANY and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
            and MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS and
            MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE PARTNERS LTD
            certify that the information set forth in this
            statement is true, complete and correct. 


February 13, 1996                        February 13, 1996
_____________________                    ____________________________
     Date                                        Date

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL                     MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE 
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY                   INVESTORS

By:  Bruce E. Gaudette                By: Hamline C. Wilson    
          Name                                 Name

Bruce E. Gaudette                        Hamline C. Wilson
Vice President                           Vice President and CFO 
_________________________                ____________________________
(Print Name and Title                    (Print Name and Title
 of Person Signing)                       of Person Signing)



February 13, 1996                        February 13, 1996
________________________                 ____________________________
         Date                                     Date

MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION                 MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE VALUE 
INVESTORS                                PARTNERS LTD

By:  Hamline C. Wilson                   By:  Raymond B. Woolson
         Name                                       Name

Hamline C. Wilson                        Raymond B. Woolson
Vice President and CFO                   Vice President
_______________________                  ____________________________
Print Name and Title                     Print Name and Title
   of Person Signing                        of Person Signing

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