The plans for the successor XL2 console looked good and Terry knew that they had the R&D staff and financial resources to bring the project to a successful conclusion. The MIDAS XL2 was launched in 1988 with great success.

The DN735 Solid State Recorder was first introduced in 1989. This innovative product was a solid state recorder for stereo audio editing based on video tape with a three minute memory which was huge for the time. It sold well to the BBC and video post production companies.

1989 also saw the launch of the DN500 series of dynamics processors, based on designs purchased from local Midlands company Rebis. The owners of Rebis had decided to go their separate ways, and with the front panels changed to the classic KT anodised aluminium, four new products were added to the range. That year MIDAS also launched the rackmount XL88 Matrix Mixer, with eight inputs and eight outputs.