I have the speakers mounted under the eaves out by the hot tub, but the player indoors. I have an IR repeater sitting just inside the kitchen windowsill.

I can't see the player from the hot tub, but as long as I set up the playlist before getting in the tub, the remote is fine for skipping tracks and changing the volume.

I, too, would like to do something where it's mounted properly so I could see it from the tub. The only way I think I could pull it off is if it was behind a window so that it was really inside the house and I only used the remote control with it. We get pretty extreme weather up on our hilltop and I just don't see how I could do it with the receiver actually outside. Anything weatherproof would prevent it from ventilating (and it has an amplifier so it will generate a little heat).