Voltage Divider : resistor values needed (where to start)

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I have little experience with electronics, but want to set up my office system as follows:
CD player (variable voltage outputs), connected directly to monoblock amps (no control).
I tried this, and found that with the output of the variable voltage set to '1' (the lowest of 8 settings), it is very loud. I would say that it's about as loud as I would ever play the system.
So, assuming the cd player puts out somewhere in the order of 1.8 to 2v (a guess?), then where should I start experimenting with resistor values for a voltage divider (in the interconnects)?
My goal is to have the '1' setting as very soft background music, and '8' as full power.
I've done a search here, but found no values...
Thanks for the help.

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Topic - Voltage Divider : resistor values needed (where to start) - Ferd 05:33:49 08/15/02 (3)

Re: Voltage Divider : resistor values needed (where to start) - Morse 09:37:32 08/15/02 (2)

Re: Voltage Divider : resistor values needed (where to start) - Ferd 11:33:06 08/15/02 (1)

Re: Voltage Divider : resistor values needed (where to start) - Morse 21:10:24 08/15/02 (0)

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