diff --git a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
index 59236dba..35e0800d 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ except ImportError:
 # TODO: make detect_FOO_header reusable in general mopidy code.
 # i.e. give it just a "peek" like function.
 def detect_m3u_header(typefind):
-    return typefind.peek(0, 8) == b'#EXTM3U\n'
+    return typefind.peek(0, 7).upper() == b'#EXTM3U'
 
 
 def detect_pls_header(typefind):
-    return typefind.peek(0, 11).lower() == b'[playlist]\n'
+    return typefind.peek(0, 10).lower() == b'[playlist]'
 
 
 def detect_xspf_header(typefind):
     data = typefind.peek(0, 150)
-    if b'xspf' not in data:
+    if b'xspf' not in data.lower():
         return False
 
     try:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def detect_xspf_header(typefind):
 
 def detect_asx_header(typefind):
     data = typefind.peek(0, 50)
-    if b'asx' not in data:
+    if b'asx' not in data.lower():
         return False
 
     try:
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def parse_pls(data):
 
 def parse_xspf(data):
     try:
+        # Last element will be root.
         for event, element in elementtree.iterparse(data):
             element.tag = element.tag.lower()  # normalize
     except elementtree.ParseError:
@@ -94,14 +95,18 @@ def parse_xspf(data):
 
 def parse_asx(data):
     try:
+        # Last element will be root.
         for event, element in elementtree.iterparse(data):
             element.tag = element.tag.lower()  # normalize
     except elementtree.ParseError:
         return
 
-    for ref in element.findall('entry/ref'):
+    for ref in element.findall('entry/ref[@href]'):
         yield ref.get('href', '').strip()
 
+    for entry in element.findall('entry[@href]'):
+        yield entry.get('href', '').strip()
+
 
 def parse_urilist(data):
     for line in data.readlines():
diff --git a/tests/audio/test_playlists.py b/tests/audio/test_playlists.py
index 26a8634e..51c36eac 100644
--- a/tests/audio/test_playlists.py
+++ b/tests/audio/test_playlists.py
@@ -33,21 +33,28 @@ Length3=213
 Version=2
 """
 
-ASX = b"""<asx version="3.0">
-  <title>Example</title>
-  <entry>
-    <title>Sample Title</title>
-    <ref href="file:///tmp/foo" />
-  </entry>
-  <entry>
-    <title>Example title</title>
-    <ref href="file:///tmp/bar" />
-  </entry>
-  <entry>
-    <title>Other title</title>
-    <ref href="file:///tmp/baz" />
-  </entry>
-</asx>
+ASX = b"""<ASX version="3.0">
+  <TITLE>Example</TITLE>
+  <ENTRY>
+    <TITLE>Sample Title</TITLE>
+    <REF href="file:///tmp/foo" />
+  </ENTRY>
+  <ENTRY>
+    <TITLE>Example title</TITLE>
+    <REF href="file:///tmp/bar" />
+  </ENTRY>
+  <ENTRY>
+    <TITLE>Other title</TITLE>
+    <REF href="file:///tmp/baz" />
+  </ENTRY>
+</ASX>
+"""
+
+SIMPLE_ASX = b"""<ASX version="3.0">
+  <ENTRY href="file:///tmp/foo" />
+  <ENTRY href="file:///tmp/bar" />
+  <ENTRY href="file:///tmp/baz" />
+</ASX>
 """
 
 XSPF = b"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -121,6 +128,13 @@ class AsxPlsPlaylistTest(BasePlaylistTest, unittest.TestCase):
     parse = staticmethod(playlists.parse_asx)
 
 
+class SimpleAsxPlsPlaylistTest(BasePlaylistTest, unittest.TestCase):
+    valid = SIMPLE_ASX
+    invalid = BAD
+    detect = staticmethod(playlists.detect_asx_header)
+    parse = staticmethod(playlists.parse_asx)
+
+
 class XspfPlaylistTest(BasePlaylistTest, unittest.TestCase):
     valid = XSPF
     invalid = BAD