A voice coil former including a first portion having a planar region and an out-of plane region that extends outside a plane of the planar region, and wherein a length dimension of the first portion is at least two times greater than a width dimension of the first portion. The former further including a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the first portion, the second portion being integrally formed with the first portion and dimensioned to support a voice coil thereon.