I really think it's the ideal way to charge my Bose Portable Home speaker. The cradle has a long cord and a small platform to place the speaker on. It is self-explanatory and you can place the speaker very easily on it, you really can't miss it. Charging is very fast and I actually think it looks great together with the cradle. If you need the speaker for a while because you're going upstairs, you can easily remove it and when you come back you put the speaker back on in 1 second, perfect! I think it's a golden combination, it's a shame that you have to buy it separately, but oh well, the speaker is expensive so it can be included :)