Also consider how the choice of crossover affects lobing and time alignment.
In some cases having the mid above the tweeter can have it's reasons too, for example having a lobe in negative vertical direction, is usually preferable in a home setting where listening from a chair/sofa whatever. Where a vertical lobe above the tweeter axis usually is not preferable, as most of us dont sit down on the floor to listenn. But in live music as you mentioned the opposite is usually true. Or to manipulate floor /celing reflections in regards to what is preferrable in the room your in.
In some cases having the mid above the tweeter can have it's reasons too, for example having a lobe in negative vertical direction, is usually preferable in a home setting where listening from a chair/sofa whatever. Where a vertical lobe above the tweeter axis usually is not preferable, as most of us dont sit down on the floor to listenn. But in live music as you mentioned the opposite is usually true. Or to manipulate floor /celing reflections in regards to what is preferrable in the room your in.