I have resaerched this subject quite a bit. First off, here are a couple of web sites with some good info.
www.allaboutoptics.com/rev-bino=a1.html
www.holgermerlitz.de/
www.outdoorlife.com Click on the field tested gear icon and click optics. This is a best o"f list every year and they have several years listed

Asfor the Cabela's Euro binoculars, I suspect they are made by a company in the Czech republic called Meopta. this company has been in bis since the 1930's and (like Czechoslavakia itself) has been know for the manufacture of high quality goods for years. They have recently burst on the hunting scene with the introduction of themeostar binoculars and the artemis series rifle scopes. I looked through the meopta meostar 8x42 binoculars at the cabela's in Ft Worth. They were incredible! I am almost positive these are hte same as the cabela's euro series. Call cabela's and ask them what country the euros are made in. If they say czech republic or czechoslavakia, thenn they are surely Meopta. Romania, then they are IOR Valdada. If they are made in Germany or Austria, then they are Zeiss, Leica, Swaro, Kahles, Optolyth or such. But they look like Meopta
Probably the 3 brands that are accepted as the creme de la creme are (in no particular order)
*Zeiss Victory II T FL
*Swarovski EL series
*Leica Ultravid
Ironicly if you look at the 8x42 sizes, they are all around $1650-1750.00.
The swaorovski EL are better than the SLC
The Zeiss Victory II T FL are better than all other Zeizz
The LEica ultravid are better than all the othe leicas
When I was at cablea's last time, I found the Swaro EL to be at the top of the heap but was not alone there. Strangely I found the Nikon premier LX to be the equal of the swaro el. This is probably no surprise to many birdwatcher who are very picky about glass. The nikons have long topped any birder's list of the best binocs.But remember all eyes see differently so you may pick a different one as the best. But,I was certainly impressed with them.
So you may look through some binocs at cabela's and not be able to see any difference in clarity field of view, eye relief etc. Then it comes down to feel (ergonomics), styling and weight, and the company's record of customer service.
Don't buy the Nikons if you like to have a staus symbol at hunting camp. For that you need one ofthe big 3. But if you can't part with 1700 bucks, then the nikons, meoptas, Cabela's Euro series, and possibly the steiner perigrine are worth a look and all are (except the nikon premier LX, 1200 bucks) are under a grand. If you can find a pair of Docter Optic roof prism binocs to look through, check them out. Cabela's has them on sale for under 600 bucks. They are made in germany and used to be part of Zeiss. Good stuff, but the cabelas I went to didn't have any to look through. I have a pair of docer 7x40's and a docter rifle scope. No one at deer camp could tell any diff between the docter and the highest end Leupold scope there
Sorry to ramble. I love this subject
Let me know what you get. My email is not blocked
okcmco
PS I was not impressed with the Leupold Gold rings. But there is another guy on this forum who picked the gold rings over the swaro's. Do a search for Gold rings under the hunting gear section