I have a pair of Superior E 8x32's. I like porro prism binocs and the Nikon SE's are arguably the best. After using a Wind River 8x40 the Nikon's were like looking through a picture window as opposed to a porthole. Most excellent.
However , I looked through my son's Swavorski's 8x40, I think, and wow. They are truly impressive. Very expensive !!
Have you tried the Canon image stabilized? They may be my next binoc purchased. Any lack of clarity, if any, is easily compensated by the stability of the view.
I will probably wait a year or so and hope the price comes down although they really aren't that bad now.
I bought a binocular on ebay a few weeks ago which might be the best binocular I have including the Fuji's and Swarovski's. It was listed as a Swift model 714 7X35 although when I looked up that model it is not the same binocular that Swift currently lists under that number. In the picture it looked like the exact same construction as the Audubon and Kestrel except of course in 7X35. I think I paid all of $35 for it. When it came in I compared it carefully with some others including the other Swifts and it is flat out good. In fact a little sharper than the other highly rated Swift's.
Another real steal is the Russian 7X30's which I think cost just over $100. I knew it was good but didn't like the yellow cast of the view and the general look of it. I put it away and last week was doing some really critical testing. I was putting them on a tripod or box if they didn't have a tripod socket and viewing a telephone box warning sign. This sign is about 200 yards away and has writing of various sizes and colors. That Russian one was as optically sharp as any including the Swarovski.