I have over the years owned Tasco, Nikko sterling, Burris Redfield, Leupold, Bushnell, Kasanar,Simmons, and Hawke all in varying models I will say the top Burris Leupolds and Redfields are very good, the best of them by far was a tasco titan. What I will go on record for saying is since the days I could afford my first swaro S/H then things changed big time for me and I would only consider a Zeiss, S+B, Kahles or Swaro. You can cry snobbery all you want but these scopes outshine anything else in every way. I have had many clients with cheaper optics who cannot see what I can in my Zeiss binos and had to pass up shots I have had scopes go out of zero in transit or with the slightest knock. After probably 400 clients and friends over the years I have never known the top end let anyone down.
They are IMHO deffinetly worth the extra money and i'm not what you would call rich.