Yamaha #14
may 2005

FX-3
(1979 - 1983)

If you're an NS-1000 afficionado, you'd like the FX-3 - same Beryllium mid and high domes! However, the FX-3 was explicitly made for the studio so they really need room to let the 36cm breath properly.

The earlier FX-1 seems to have had much more press coverage and the FX-3 is a very rare item, unfortunately.

I had the chance to listen to a pair, once, c. 1983 and the souvenir is as vivid as when I first heard the NS-1000 a few years later - even better than the latter. In other words: perfect.