The audio version allows me to "listen" to Gods word whilst driving to and from work.
Also, I read the KJV of the bible and some times I need a modern translation, so all I do is hit the parallel option and it gives you the KJV and the NIV side by side.
I must admit, while the KJV is harder to understand, I feel as if I get more out of reading it. All other translations seem "to me" to be dull and lifeless...
There is a beauty, a majesty and a mastery of the English language in the King James that is very compelling, it brings many passages to life. It's occasionally challenging to people who were not steeped in it from childhood because it is more ornate than modern speech and written communication.
But, make no mistake, the English language as we understand it today was in fact in large part formalized by translation of the Bible into English. For that we owe a debt of gratitude to Tyndale, who gave his life to bring it to us. Something on the order of 80% of the King James can be attributed to Tyndale's earlier efforts.
And, as I mentioned, it was a very influential work, despite now being a rarity, the Tyndale Bible. The Book of I Corinthians alone contains so many popular catchphrases and figures of speech in use down to this very day, and the entire KJV does as well. For the unlearned, it's often mistaken for Shakespeare.
That is the level of regard in which your favored translation has been held and continues to be held. It's good to seek out assistance when challenged via other attempts at faithful translation into a more modern vernacular. It's also good to turn to the original language(s), via a Concordance if your abilities do not include understanding the Aramaic, Hebrew or Greek languages. Most cannot.
But, to wrap it up, I agree wholeheartedly. The King James just sings, it's *the* Bible in English for me, I'll always return to it because it is a masterpiece of English literature in it's own right, and that adds so much to the experience of reading the Bible.