Frankly I don't really care, yeah he's not getting the best out of what he got but that's his perogative and choice.
If he reviews equipment in that room does that really negate the reviews? I dont think so. He is intimately familiar with what his own sounds like so he can easily determine a quality piece if it sounds good to him in the same environment. If it sounds good there just think of how great it would be in a properly set up room. On the other hand that room would certainly bring out the crap from a component that was not up to participate in a terrible environment.
Can't think of a better way to seperates the wheat from the chaff
Genius!