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Re: Loudspeaker to Line Level Pad Two resistors wired in series will have the same amount of current flowing through them. V=I*R (Voltage=Current*Resistance). Since R is higher on the bigger resistor, it also has a correspondingly larger voltage drop across it. P=I*V (Power=Current*Voltage) or substituting in the formula from V above, P=I^2*R. Thus the bigger resistor will dissipate more power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider
Re: Loudspeaker to Line Level Pad
Two resistors wired in series will have the same amount of current flowing through them. V=I*R (Voltage=Current*Resistance). Since R is higher on the bigger resistor, it also has a correspondingly larger voltage drop across it. P=I*V (Power=Current*Voltage) or substituting in the formula from V above, P=I^2*R. Thus the bigger resistor will dissipate more power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider