We've owned a house in France for ten years, my French, virtually non existent, has improved from being there every other weekend and weeks at a time, talking to the neighbours. But is getting worse by not going as often in the past couple of years. Being in a rural setting in a village of 300 occupants is nice and the people are friendly, especially the children who always say bonjour when passing. My nearest neighbour even bought a French English dictionary. Sometimes it doesn't help when French people reply in English when I'm trying to improve my French.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.