Radio vs. Text

The essence of sound portrays a deeper meaning of what's being read or heard. I thought War of the Worlds needed sound to make this story believable. Through the radio broadcast, I could see how people of that time would be frightened when tuning in. I also thought that sound and alliteration aided the main purpose of the story's potential. However, based off of the text alone, this story reminded me of an article I read in Astronomy class. My perception of this story, from the beginning, was more of a scientific based study that happened to go wrong. While further reading the text, I thought about the element of sci-fi meeting actual science. Could this massive object really fall from the sky in one piece? Could the observer race to its location and withstand its strong radiation? I suppose, without sound, the text led me to question the author. However, with sound, I relied on the narrator.