Maven C3 vs Viper HD(gen2) vs Hawke Frontier ED X

[WillWork4Muleys]

Please, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, will someone please break this down for me, objectively?
I've been beating my head against the wall for over a month about which way to go with this!

Price is not the concern. I can get the Vortex for a steap discount.
So, they're all fairly comparable price-wise.

YES, I'm sure you Swaro, Leica, B3, Razor, Meopta, etc setups are better.
I don't need "alpha glass." haha
I'm strictly looking at these 3, nothing else. : )
If you can provide substantial evidence as to why you believe Toric is better, I'll listen with somewhat educated skepticism.

At any rate, I'm looking at 10x42, 10x50, and 12x50

Doug @ Camera Land, please chime in, here.
You have a reputation for giving fair representation to brands you don't carry, and I respect the hell out of you for it!

For objectivity's sake, I will not be purchasing from any contributors to this thread.
Sorry. I'll be more than happy to give you my business on my upcoming Spotting Scope purchase, though!
Just want to preserve objectivity on this go round.

Aesthetics aren't a concern, either.
I'm strictly looking for glass comparison!

Thanks so much, in advance!
All helpful input is greatly appreciated!

 

[WillWork4Muleys]

In all honesty, I feel pretty set in narrowing it down to the Mavens and the Hawkes.

 

[idahohikker]

I have heard almost nothing about the Hawkes. I can rave all day about the Maven C1s I own and very nearly everyone I talk to or read about who buys them feels the same.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

It bis my pleasure to give my $.02

I have no hands on with Maven so therefore I have no opinion.

In a comparison between the Vortex and the Hawke I'd go Hawke. Better build quality, nicer optics and quite honestly how many Hawke "Their warranty is so awesome" posts do you see compared to Vortex? Reason is that Hawke has great quality control so most guys that have Hawke enjoy using them, not feeling better because their warranty was handled quickly.

 

[IdahoHntr]

I only have experience with the Maven C1 and the Vortex viper, but in comparing those two I preferred the Mavens by a large margin. Clarity was better. Low light performance was better. The price is better, not that it matters for you. The warranty is the same. I honestly don't see a reason to choose the vipers over the Mavens. To go with Doug's comment, I don't recall hearing about Mavens warranty too much either even though it is the exact same as Vortex. I think the Mavens are just an all around better built bino that won't break and will outperform the vipers.

I'm no help in comparing the Mavens to Hawkes as I haven't handled any of their optics.

 

[JGRaider]

I'm an admitted optics junkie, having owned several alpha binocs, and numerous glass in the mid range and a few economy models. Nothing against Vortex, but a guy can always find something as good or better for equal or less money. All of this IMO of course.

 

[camelcluch]

I am not impressed with the vortex Binoculars. The low light performance is terrible. I have looked through mavens a few times and thought they were decent. After Mr Doug’s info I would think hawke is solid. If you get a discount on vortex you probably get one on maven as well.