Acoustic receiver and method of making same

An acoustic receiver comprising:

• a first receiver subassembly comprising:
• a bottom housing plate;
• and
• a motor disposed on the bottom housing plate, the motor including a coil having a passage, a yoke retaining first and second magnets, and a reed having a portion extending through the passage and between the magnets;
• a second receiver subassembly comprising a closed-ended housing sidewall having a first open end and a second open end, the first receiver subassembly and the second receiver subassembly are separate components,
• the bottom housing plate disposed over and fastened to the first open end of the closed-ended housing sidewall to form at least a portion of a receiver housing, wherein the closed-ended housing sidewall is disposed about the motor;
• a diaphragm located in the receiver housing, the diaphragm separating an interior of the receiver housing into a front volume and a back volume, wherein the motor is disposed in the back volume;
• a link interconnecting a movable portion of the reed with a movable portion of the diaphragm,
• wherein the reed is movable between the first and second magnets in response to an excitation signal applied to the coil.