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Cable length is a factor. Normal maximum IDE cable length is 18 inches. You can often stretch that, but errors will creep in and cause you grief relative to the extra length. Probably not something you want when burning CD's. That's why you see enclosures using adapters to other interface types that allow extended lengths.
Your idea about a custom enclosure with more bays and a better P/S could work. Just keep the drives as close as possible to their respective controllers to minimize the effects of noise & signal loss.
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