BoseSoundLink Revolve Charging Cradle Black

After reading many posts about the charging cable being unstable and not staying plugged in, I was a bit skeptical to order this.I have had a couple of issues with off brand chargers and adapters though, so I thought I'd give Bose the benefit of a doubt and stick with the OG product.I am not disappointed.I'm not sure if they've changed their design based on previous complaints, or if I'm just lucky, but this works perfectly.The angle and location of where the micro usb plugs into the base is a bit tight and not the easiest to get your fingers into. It also plugs in pretty tightly (with a definite click) and does take a bit of work to get it fully plugged in, so perhaps people that had issues with the cables coming loose might just not have had them plugged in fully to begin with. The cable also lays in a recessed channel on the underside of the charger. That recessed channel is not straight, but has a bend/turn in it, so it would be very difficult, if not impossible for the cable to just slip out of the usb port.Again, this may be an improvement and design change that Bose has made based on previous issues. If so, then kudos to them for their resolution.

This cradle should be considered necessary for the Bose speaker. Everything on the speaker has a lifetime warranty except the USB power input. The USB receptacle on the speaker feels a little weak and I was worried about the long term reliability. This cradle eliminates the need to use that power input by using gold pins that make contact with small gold “plates” on the bottom of the speaker. So, the worry about damaging the one item the warranty won’t cover is eliminated. $30 for the dock is probably less than the cost of repairing that USB port later.However, all is not perfect with the cradle. The female USB port on it provide a loose fit with the small male USB plug on your USB cable. There is also no way to capture or confine the cable under the charging cradle to keep it from getting pulled loose if you move the cradle just a little. That combination - loose fit and easy movement of cable means that you have to try very hard to never move the cradle once you carefully set it down with the cable in place. It’s very annoying. You will only know it’s come loose when you notice that the speaker isn’t charging. Not up to the usual Bose standards.However, overall, still much better than the tedious task of plugging in the USB cable every time (which fits loosely in the speaker and can lose connection there too).

Works great! The port on my revolve had stopped working, so I purchased this. Its worked like a charm, fits PERFECTLY! Better than the port honestly. Charge speed really depends on the box and cord quality you use. But charges just fine

Connectivity easy, my speaker stopped charging the direct way. Glad to find on Amazon for great price and arrived earlier than expected.

Just the base. No charging wire included.

Works great fast charging

Bought 2 of these to go with the matching two Bose speakers, and once again, was disappointed by Bose. The cable is short limiting options for placement and complicating this issue it the fact that the cable does not stay secured to the base, causing it to come out at the slightest tension. When my speakers arrived, they only had a 20% state of charge so I placed them on the stands and saw the battery light flash yellow and then go out. After 2 days, the state of charge had decreased to the point where the speakers stopped playing and I had to take the speakers off the pedistal chargers and go with the wallwarts and usb cables supplied with the speaker itself. so now these are just expensive speaker stands. REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN BOSE. it sucks to get ripped off by a brand you trusted for decades.

This works really well with my Bose. Very easy to use.