/** * Geolocation-based product restrictions * Compatible with all Shopify plans (no checkout scripts required) * Version 3.4 - Clean rebuild with essential fixes only */ // Prevent duplicate initialization if (!window.geoRestrictionsInitialized) { window.geoRestrictionsInitialized = true; class GeolocationRestrictions { constructor() { this.config = { enabled: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.enabled || false, allowedCountries: this.parseCountries(window.geoRestrictionSettings?.allowedCountries || 'US'), restrictedMessage: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.restrictedMessage || 'This product is not available in your region.', showContactLink: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.showContactLink || true, productTemplate: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.productTemplate || 'default', isCollectionPage: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.isCollectionPage || false, cloudflareCountry: window.geoRestrictionSettings?.cloudflareCountry || null }; this.userCountry = null; this.storageKey = 'shopify_user_country'; this.storageExpiry = 'shopify_country_expiry'; } parseCountries(countriesString) { return countriesString .toUpperCase() .split(',') .map(c => c.trim()) .filter(c => c.length === 2); } async init() { console.log('=== GEO RESTRICTIONS INIT v3.4 ==='); console.log('Enabled:', this.config.enabled); console.log('Product Template:', this.config.productTemplate); console.log('Is Collection Page:', this.config.isCollectionPage); if (!this.config.enabled) { console.log('Geolocation restrictions disabled'); this.removeLoadingClass(); return; } if (this.config.productTemplate === 'records') { console.log('Records template - no restrictions, showing all content'); this.removeLoadingClass(); this.showAllowedElements(); return; } if (window.CLOUDFLARE_COUNTRY) { console.log('Using Cloudflare Worker country:', window.CLOUDFLARE_COUNTRY); this.userCountry = window.CLOUDFLARE_COUNTRY; this.setCachedCountry(this.userCountry); this.applyRestrictions(); return; } // Note: Removed Shopify.country check - it reflects market selection, not actual visitor location const cachedCountry = this.getCachedCountry(); if (cachedCountry) { this.userCountry = cachedCountry; this.applyRestrictions(); return; } await this.detectCountry(); this.applyRestrictions(); } removeLoadingClass() { document.documentElement.classList.remove('geo-checking'); document.documentElement.classList.add('geo-checked'); } getCachedCountry() { try { const expiry = sessionStorage.getItem(this.storageExpiry); const country = sessionStorage.getItem(this.storageKey); if (expiry && country && Date.now() < parseInt(expiry)) { console.log(`Using cached country: ${country}`); return country; } } catch (e) { console.warn('sessionStorage not available:', e); } return null; } setCachedCountry(country) { try { // Cache for 1 hour const expiry = Date.now() + (60 * 60 * 1000); sessionStorage.setItem(this.storageKey, country); sessionStorage.setItem(this.storageExpiry, expiry.toString()); } catch (e) { console.warn('Could not cache country:', e); } } async detectCountry() { try { const response = await fetch('https://ipapi.co/json/', { method: 'GET', headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }); if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Geolocation API failed'); const data = await response.json(); this.userCountry = data.country_code || 'US'; console.log(`Detected country: ${this.userCountry}`); this.setCachedCountry(this.userCountry); } catch (error) { console.warn('Country detection failed, defaulting to US:', error); this.userCountry = 'US'; } } isCountryAllowed() { return this.config.allowedCountries.includes(this.userCountry); } collapseParentIfEmpty(el) { el.style.margin = '0'; el.style.padding = '0'; el.style.height = '0'; el.style.minHeight = '0'; const parent = el.parentElement; if (!parent) return; const tagName = parent.tagName.toLowerCase(); const className = (parent.className || '').toLowerCase(); if (tagName !== 'div' && tagName !== 'span') return; if (className.includes('product')) return; if (className.includes('info')) return; if (className.includes('content')) return; if (className.includes('wrapper')) return; if (className.includes('container')) return; if (className.includes('form')) return; if (className.includes('main')) return; if (className.includes('section')) return; if (className.includes('block') && !className.includes('text-block') && !className.includes('group-block')) return; const children = Array.from(parent.children); if (children.length === 1 && children[0] === el) { parent.style.display = 'none'; parent.style.margin = '0'; parent.style.padding = '0'; parent.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); } } // Remove "- Unavailable" and "- Sold out" from variant selectors cleanVariantSelectors() { console.log('=== CLEANING VARIANT SELECTORS ==='); const cleanText = (text) => { return text .replace(/ - Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/ - Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/ — Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/ — Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/- Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/- Sold out/gi, ''); }; // Clean all select options - with whitespace normalization document.querySelectorAll('select option').forEach(option => { const originalText = option.textContent; const normalizedText = originalText.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(); if (normalizedText.toLowerCase().includes('unavailable') || normalizedText.toLowerCase().includes('sold out')) { const cleaned = normalizedText .replace(/\s*-\s*Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/\s*—\s*Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/\s*-\s*Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/\s*—\s*Sold out/gi, '') .trim(); if (cleaned !== normalizedText) { option.setAttribute('data-original-text', originalText); option.textContent = cleaned; console.log('Cleaned option:', normalizedText, '->', cleaned); } } }); // Clean variant picker displayed values document.querySelectorAll('variant-picker span, variant-picker div, .variant-option span, [class*="variant"] span').forEach(el => { if (el.children.length === 0) { const text = el.textContent; if ((text.includes('Unavailable') || text.includes('Sold out')) && text.length < 100) { const cleaned = cleanText(text); if (cleaned !== text) { el.setAttribute('data-original-text', text); el.textContent = cleaned; console.log('Cleaned span:', text, '->', cleaned); } } } }); // Run again after delays setTimeout(() => this.cleanVariantSelectorsDelayed(), 100); setTimeout(() => this.cleanVariantSelectorsDelayed(), 500); setTimeout(() => this.cleanVariantSelectorsDelayed(), 1500); // Set up MutationObserver for dynamic changes document.querySelectorAll('variant-picker, .variant-picker').forEach(picker => { if (!picker.hasAttribute('data-geo-observed')) { picker.setAttribute('data-geo-observed', 'true'); const observer = new MutationObserver(() => { this.cleanVariantSelectorsDelayed(); }); observer.observe(picker, { childList: true, subtree: true, characterData: true }); } }); } cleanVariantSelectorsDelayed() { document.querySelectorAll('select option').forEach(option => { const originalText = option.textContent; const normalizedText = originalText.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim(); if (normalizedText.toLowerCase().includes('unavailable') || normalizedText.toLowerCase().includes('sold out')) { option.textContent = normalizedText .replace(/\s*-\s*Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/\s*—\s*Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/\s*-\s*Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/\s*—\s*Sold out/gi, '') .trim(); } }); document.querySelectorAll('variant-picker span, variant-picker div, .variant-option span').forEach(el => { if (el.children.length === 0 && el.textContent) { const text = el.textContent; if ((text.includes('Unavailable') || text.includes('Sold out')) && text.length < 100) { el.textContent = text .replace(/ - Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/ - Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/ — Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/ — Sold out/gi, '') .replace(/- Unavailable/gi, '') .replace(/- Sold out/gi, ''); } } }); } applyRestrictions() { this.removeLoadingClass(); if (this.config.productTemplate === 'records') { console.log('Records template - skipping restrictions'); document.documentElement.classList.add('geo-allowed'); this.showAllowedElements(); return; } const allowed = this.isCountryAllowed(); console.log(`Country: ${this.userCountry}, Allowed: ${allowed}`); if (!allowed) { document.documentElement.classList.add('geo-restricted'); this.hideRestrictedElements(); // Note: showRestrictionMessage removed - geo-dealer-display.liquid handles this now } else { document.documentElement.classList.add('geo-allowed'); this.showAllowedElements(); } } hideRestrictedElements() { console.log('=== HIDING RESTRICTED ELEMENTS ==='); console.log('Is Collection Page:', this.config.isCollectionPage); // Hide "Sold Out" badges on collection pages if (this.config.isCollectionPage) { document.querySelectorAll('.product-badges__badge, .product-badges, [class*="badge"], .badge').forEach(el => { const text = el.textContent.trim().toLowerCase(); if (text === 'sold out' || text === 'soldout' || text.includes('sold out')) { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-hidden-badge', 'true'); } }); } // Hide add to cart text metafield blocks (short pricing notes) document.querySelectorAll('.text-block, .group-block, rte-formatter, [class*="text-block"], [class*="rich-text"], .rte').forEach(el => { const text = el.textContent.trim().toLowerCase(); if (text.length < 100) { if (text.includes('price is per') || text.includes('price per') || text.includes('priced per') || text.includes('sold as pair') || text.includes('sold as a pair') || text === 'per pair' || text.includes('each unit') || text.includes('price includes')) { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); this.collapseParentIfEmpty(el); } } }); // Hide prices const priceSelectors = [ '.product__price', '.price', '.product-price', '[data-price]', '.money', '.price--on-sale', '.price-item--sale', '.price-item--regular', '.price__sale', '.price__regular', '.compare-at-price', '.was-price' ]; priceSelectors.forEach(selector => { document.querySelectorAll(selector).forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); }); // Collection page: hide prices in cards if (this.config.isCollectionPage) { document.querySelectorAll('[class*="card"] .price, [class*="grid"] .price, .price s, .price del, s, del').forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); } // Hide add to cart buttons const cartSelectors = [ 'button[name="add"]', '.product-form__submit', '.add-to-cart', 'form[action*="/cart/add"]', '.shopify-payment-button', '.product-form__buttons', '.trade-in-buttons-wrapper', '.trade-in-button-group', '.trade-in-btn', '.buy-buttons-block', '.product-form-buttons', '.add-to-cart-button', 'button[data-open-trade-modal]', 'button[data-add-to-cart-normal]', 'button[data-add-with-trade]' ]; cartSelectors.forEach(selector => { document.querySelectorAll(selector).forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); }); // Hide quantity selectors document.querySelectorAll('.product-form__quantity, .quantity-selector').forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); // Hide trade-in promo text document.querySelectorAll('strong, p, div, span, section, aside').forEach(el => { const text = el.textContent.trim(); if (text.length < 300) { if ((text.startsWith('Receive up to') && text.includes('trade in')) || (text.includes('Now available') && text.includes('trade in')) || text.includes('Receive up to $') || text.includes('trade in your')) { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); this.collapseParentIfEmpty(el); } } if (text === '-%}' || text.trim() === '-%}') { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); } }); // Hide trade-in class elements document.querySelectorAll('[class*="trade-in"], [class*="tradein"], [class*="trade-up"], [class*="tradeup"]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); // Hide accordion sections document.querySelectorAll('accordion-custom, details').forEach(el => { const text = el.textContent; if (text.includes('Talk to a Hi-Fi Specialist') || text.includes('Home Audition Made Easy') || (text.includes('Shipping') && !text.includes('Shipping policy'))) { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); } }); // Hide menu prices document.querySelectorAll('.menu .price, .dropdown .price, .mega-menu .price, nav .price, header .price').forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); // Hide waiting list / waitlist buttons (for international visitors) document.querySelectorAll('[class*="waiting"], [class*="waitlist"], [class*="Waiting"], [class*="Waitlist"]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); }); document.querySelectorAll('button, a.button, a[class*="btn"]').forEach(el => { const text = el.textContent.toLowerCase(); if (text.includes('waiting list') || text.includes('waitlist') || text.includes('notify me')) { el.style.display = 'none'; el.setAttribute('data-geo-restricted', 'true'); } }); // Clean variant selectors (remove "- Unavailable") this.cleanVariantSelectors(); } showAllowedElements() { const restrictionMsg = document.querySelector('.geo-restriction-message'); if (restrictionMsg) restrictionMsg.remove(); document.querySelectorAll('[data-geo-restricted]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = ''; el.style.margin = ''; el.style.padding = ''; el.style.height = ''; el.style.minHeight = ''; el.style.overflow = ''; el.removeAttribute('data-geo-restricted'); }); document.querySelectorAll('[data-geo-hidden-badge]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = ''; el.removeAttribute('data-geo-hidden-badge'); }); document.querySelectorAll('[data-original-text]').forEach(el => { el.textContent = el.getAttribute('data-original-text'); el.removeAttribute('data-original-text'); }); } setTestCountry(countryCode) { this.userCountry = countryCode.toUpperCase(); this.setCachedCountry(this.userCountry); document.documentElement.classList.remove('geo-restricted', 'geo-allowed'); document.querySelectorAll('[data-geo-restricted]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = ''; el.style.margin = ''; el.style.padding = ''; el.style.height = ''; el.style.minHeight = ''; el.style.overflow = ''; el.removeAttribute('data-geo-restricted'); }); document.querySelectorAll('[data-geo-hidden-badge]').forEach(el => { el.style.display = ''; el.removeAttribute('data-geo-hidden-badge'); }); document.querySelectorAll('[data-original-text]').forEach(el => { el.textContent = el.getAttribute('data-original-text'); el.removeAttribute('data-original-text'); }); const msg = document.querySelector('.geo-restriction-message'); if (msg) msg.remove(); this.applyRestrictions(); this.removeLoadingClass(); } clearCache() { try { sessionStorage.removeItem(this.storageKey); sessionStorage.removeItem(this.storageExpiry); // Also clear old localStorage entries localStorage.removeItem(this.storageKey); localStorage.removeItem(this.storageExpiry); console.log('Country cache cleared'); } catch (e) { console.warn('Could not clear cache:', e); } } } function initGeoRestrictions() { if (!window.geoRestrictionSettings) { console.warn('Waiting for geoRestrictionSettings...'); setTimeout(initGeoRestrictions, 50); return; } console.log('Initializing geo restrictions v3.4'); window.geoRestrictions = new GeolocationRestrictions(); window.geoRestrictions.init(); } if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initGeoRestrictions); } else { initGeoRestrictions(); } window.testGeoRestriction = function(countryCode) { if (window.geoRestrictions) { window.geoRestrictions.setTestCountry(countryCode); } }; window.clearGeoCache = function() { if (window.geoRestrictions) { window.geoRestrictions.clearCache(); location.reload(); } }; }

German microphones

— By Paul McGowan —March 9, 2024

German microphones

You may have noticed that in my brief look at the microphones we use at Octave Records, the two I've focused first on are both German. In fact, the Germans make some of the best microphones in the world.

Today's post is about another German microphone, one that is not so expensive and yet is an amazing sounding transducer.

The Gefell M930.

The German company, Neumann makes my favorite overall microphone: the aforementioned vacuum tube wonder, the U67. Born out of the creative genius of Georg Neumann, the company began in 1928, and quickly became synonymous with great microphones.

The rise of Neumann as a company was not a walk in the park. Not after what happened to Germany after World War II.

In the tumultuous years following the war, the division of Germany left the Neumann company split between East and West. In East Germany, the company continued under the name Microtech Gefell, founded by Georg Neumann's former employee and childhood friend, Dr. Erich Kuehne.

Which brings us to the Gefell M930 Large Diaphragm Microphone—designed, crafted, and built with the same philosophies as the Neuman large capsule U series.

The Gefell M930 is renowned for its warm, natural sound, and low cost. Where a modern U67 vacuum tube microphone can be purchased for about $8K, and a vintage U67 for $30K, the FET-based Gefells can be bought today for about $1,200 each.

These are amazing FET microphones that sound far better than Neumann FET versions. In fact, side by side comparisons on captures of instruments ranging from woodwinds to pianos, the M930 sonically outperforms the Neumann FET-based U87 all day long.

Sometimes, lower cost and better engineered products can beat their brethren. All it takes to find them is a good set of ears and an open mind.

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