I personally do not trust any 'topic' magazine review since they depend on advertising dollars from the items they 'test'. That's just me, after reading about a thousand or more camera reviews, none of which said this is a pile of cra... errr... junk....
for binoculars, I have used Eagle Optics and the company is highly regarded by the birding community, perhaps some of the most critical 'glass' users out there.
I was on the web site this afternoon just checking things out... I have had a Eagle Ranger 10x50 (my wife uses an 8x42 Ranger) for several years and have been very pleased with them. These were not our first rodeo in that arena.
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binocular...0x50-binocular
They carry all of the good brands and are happy to discuss your options.
They also have a 30 day return policy for purchases...
BTW, we have over two hundred acres in wildlife management so the binoc's are used daily and live in a Honda Big Red MUV (side by side ATV) along with my coyote eliminators.