Agreed. A book read by someone else is their interpretation of it. They place their own emphasis on the words and give their own style to the speech of characters. When I read, I put my own emphasis on words and hear the characters' voices in my own way. An audiobook is like having your mother read you a bedtime story.
The only real exception to this is "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" original radio play. This predated the book and so is a rare example of a play being adapted to a book that works in both formats. Of course, when I read the books the characters' tones are lifted from the play, but it makes perfect sense in this case.
Nothing will ever trump reading for me; I do use a Kindle because I would be overflowing with books otherwise. I read something like 130 books last year, and I'm far too lazy to get rid of any. I'll spend at least two hours reading every day, often more if I really get into a book.
