If you speak, or are learning Japanese, subbed 
anime is great.  But I run into so many fans that 
don't speak more than a word or two of it and yet 
go on and on about inflections and how much more 
they get out of subs.  I always giggle at that.  
How the heck can you understand something as 
subtle as inflection during what sounds like a 
random stream of sound??!  LOL.  I think a lot of 
them are just trying to appear as "authentically 
Japanese" as possible.  ;-)

I also much prefer to watch my anime than read it. 
 I'm a quick reader, and I still miss lots of 
what's going on on the screen while I'm reading 
text.  What kind of tradeoff is it to see a 
sentenced phrased slightly differently if you just 
missed the look on the character's face or the 
subtle glance that resulted from the dialogue?

Ix was the only person who ever explained her sub 
preference in such a way that it made sense.  She 
mentioned things like little audible character 
quirks which you miss out on in the dubs (like 
funny little noises a character might habitually 
make).

As a caveat, I would have to rank anime thusly:
-Good dubs
-Subs
-Bad dubs

^_^

JP