Tubed Preamp recommendations?

Having owned two Audible Illusions preamps, I would strongly recommend them. You can’t beat the performance or the price. I think ones currently for sale on Audiogon for $1950.

DeHavilland Ultraverve. An excellent 6sn7 based tube preamp. I use mine with a Bryston 14b3 as amp. 

+1 for the Dehavilland Ultraverve and 6sn7 based preamp. I bought a used Ultraverve and immediately sold my Primaluna preamp. 

Think long regarding features, options, remote volume somewhere, and I am a big fan of remote balance.

I don’t know anything about current choices,

After many years, tubes/SS (I’m 72), I am most pleased with my vintage McIntosh Tube Tuner/Preamp, mx110z. two phono inputs ended up being very advantageous. 

I get my remote volume and remote balance elsewhere in the chain.

a good review here
https://positive-feedback.com/Issue77/vintage_mcintosh_experience.htm

seems the price has been going up, here is a restored one
https://positive-feedback.com/Issue77/vintage_mcintosh_experience.htm

not many for sale now it seems,
https://www.hifishark.com/model/mcintosh-mx-110-z

hifishark: you can see past sales of any equipment, see the two tabs top left
https://www.hifishark.com/model/mcintosh-mx-110-z

Schiit Freya + Is very entry level preamp... it too microphonic, the tone board is too weak, so when you rolling tubes you always have to be extra careful in case to do not break something... and most annoying thing is that you have to turn it in with the switch on the back, manually, no remote on-off function :) really!!?