a lyr is old binary ESRI code (ArcObjects) and FME has basic support for these
a lyrx file is stored as a JSON file, so it is possible to read it and adjust it. I suggest you open one and see how complex they are… as it stored more than just the symbology applied.
this idea has been proposed numerous times in the past
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