Back to preamp, I am looking for fully balanced circuitry from input to output.You've not mentioned if you need a phono section.
Our MP-3 (which is fully balanced-differential and all-tube) would fit the bill and is known to work quite well with the Modwright amps. There is no HT bypass; you merely set the volume control to a particular position (which is essentially what the HT bypass does) and you are good to go.