Should I explore balanced cables to connect my amp to dac?

I can highly recommend no-snake-oil cables made from Mogami W2549 cable and Neutrik gold XLR connectors. They can be made for you by ProAudioLA or other pro audio shop, and I believe there’s an outfit on Amazon also selling them. A 1-meter pair will be about $50.

Balanced cables offer more noise and hum immunity and, because of the higher voltage, often better S/N ratio. Many users say that balanced connections are less sensitive to the cable used, but I have been using balanced cables for so long that I have no basis for comparison. Another advantage is that the XLR connector has a positive lock and is better engineered than the RCA connector.

There's a HUGE difference between 'support' XLR and being true balanced components. I have pulled my hair out over the decades when magazine reviewers   would put a true balanced component into their non true balanced system, then use XLR cables and proclaim they couldn't hear any difference

IMHO, true high-end doesn't begin until all components are true balanced

hth

Thanks mike_in_nc and tweak1 for the advice.
tweak1: any cable recommendations from you?

Balanced cables are for noise (mostly RF) control. If your location does not have noticeble and/or irritating noise, don't worry about the extra expense.

I prefer single ended cables for my audio, mainly because my Bryston B135 integrated does not support XLR.

For the distance you indicate I would stick with Single ended

But you could try this one from Amazon -  just to compare.

NEAT Beeline XLR Quad Conductor Microphone Cable: Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio

See which one works best

Single ended designs get up there in price, so sometimes DIY solutions can ease that pain i.e. if you are handy with a soldering iron

Regards - Steve

Your best resource is the Ayre owners manual. You can also search for "pints with Ayre" to listen why Ayre does balanced electronics. +1 on advice from mike-in-nc. (I cannot find Cambridge Audio NX.)