I think the starting point is determining what is the maximum amount of $ you're willing to spend for those binoculars.
Then start looking at various makes & models with price points near your max.
Maybe you'll get lucky, and something you're liking will go on sale.
Patience is your friend.
As to what is best, think it's more an issue of your applications and situation.
I seem to be in the minority about this, but I prefer the old-style "porro" prisms most of the time
because, most of the time, I'm using my binoculars to scan, rather than seeing something first without them.
Porros have the advantage of a much greater "depth of field" in focus ---- a big advantage for scanning, trying to find stuff at unknown distances.
With this type binocular, hard to beat the Steiner brand.
I've owned three different configurations of Steiner Nighthunters,
selling the 10x50's and the 7x50's, while retaining the 8x30's.
These were in the $500 to $1,000 price range a few years ago.
Steiner currently has some decent porros in the $250-$500 range, and up, way up.
Steiner replaced the "Nighthunter" models with other names,
but they offer several different 8x30 porro-prisms,
the key difference being the glass quality --- pay more, get better.
You will get more optical quality for your $ with porros than with the more popular roof prisms.
Here's a great online source for making comparisons . . . . .
https://www.opticsplanet.com/binoculars.html
